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Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria

(2002) 214 CLR 422
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2002
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Native title requires proof of continuous connection to land through traditional laws and customs maintained substantially uninterrupted since sovereignty.

Key Principle

native title requires continuous connection to land; traditional laws and customs must have continued substantially uninterrupted

Area of Law

property

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