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HREOC Report: Native Title |
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In March 2008, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission published a report: Native Title Report 2007. |
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Further resources and links |
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For further native title and land rights links see our links page. |
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Native Title laws fail UN scrutiny |
The 1998 Native Title Act Amendments resulted in Australia being the first Western nation placed on the UN Race Discrimination Committee's Early Warning and Urgent Action list.
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The 1998 Native Title Act Amendments |
Prime Minister Howard's 'Ten Point Plan' response to the Wik High Court ruling resulted in the discriminatory 1998 Native Title Act Amendments.
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The Mabo and Wik High Court cases established recognition of the existence of native title and of the possibility of co-existing native title and other crown tenures.
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Although recognised in the common law and statutes of Australia, the nature and incidence of native title and the principles determining its relationship to non-Indigenous titles has gradually emerged through native title cases put before the Federal and High Courts. |
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Background on native title |
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In 1992, after over 200 years of denying the existence of Indigenous customary rights to land, the historic High Court Mabo decision established recognition in the Australian legal system of the existence of continuing Indigenous systems of land ownership or "native title". |
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