Mabo V Queensland

The common law of this country recognises a form of native title which, in the cases where it has not been extinguished reflects the entitlement of the Indigenous inhabitants, in accordance with their laws and custom, to their traditional land.

Keywords: Brisbane, Common Law, extinguishment, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, native title, 1992

(1992) 175 CLR 1, per Mason CJ and McHugh J, with theAuthority of the rest of the Court, p 15.
Author: Strelein, Lisa
Source: Commonwealth Law Report