Australia Leading Case uncategorized

Mabo v Queensland (No 1)

[1988] HCA 69; (1988) 166 CLR 186

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1988

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

State legislation purporting retrospectively to extinguish (any) native title rights of one racial group without compensation is inconsistent with the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and inoperative to that extent under s 109.

Area of Law

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Vines v ASIC [2007] NSWCA 75; (2007) 73 NSWLR 451

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