Mabo, Wik and native title / Peter Butt, Robert Eagleson, Patricia Lane.

Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2001.

4th ed.

21871

Wik peoples v State of Queensland and others.

Thayorre people v State of Queensland and others.

Mabo v Queensland.

Native title (Australia)

Land tenure -- Australia.

Aboriginal Australians.

Torres Strait Islanders -- Land tenure.

The Petition

The Ruling

Mabo: what the High Court said: 1. The Murray Islands and their people

2. The Issues in the case

3. Terra nullius

4. Crown sovereignty and ownership of land

5. Native title and the law

6. Extinguishing native title

7. Fiduciary obligations

8. Protecting native title under the Racial Discrimination Act

9. Deed of grant in trust

10. The Minority judgment

11. Common law and land titles: an overview

12. The Ruling and formal order

After Mabo: A. The Native Title Act 1993

B. The Wik decision - 1996: What the High Court really decided

C. The Government's response to Wik - 1998

D. The Native Title Act in operation

E. Issues for the future.

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