Why was the Gove land rights case significant?
Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd, also known as the Gove land rights case because its subject was land known as the Gove Peninsula in the Northern Territory, was the first litigation on native title in Australia, and the first significant legal case for Aboriginal land rights in Australia, decided on 27 April 1971.
What was the outcome of the Land Rights Act of 1976?
In December 1976 the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act was passed with historic bipartisan support. It was the first legislation that allowed for First Nations peoples to claim land title if traditional association could be proven.
What was the land rights movement?
The modern land rights movement started with the 1963 Yolngu Bark Petition, when Yolngu people from the remote settlement of Yirrkala, in north-east Arnhem Land, petitioned the federal government to have their land and rights given back.
Who gave Aboriginal rights?
1962 – Aboriginal people can vote again In March 1962 the Menzies Liberal and Country Party government finally gave the right to vote to all Aboriginal people.
What happened Aboriginal land?
Smallpox had destroyed more than half the population and those not ravaged by disease were displaced when land was cleared for settlements and farms. Dispossessed of the land that had nourished them for so long, the Aboriginal people became dependent on white food and clothing.
What case gave Aboriginal land rights to the Northern Territory?
The failure of the Yirrkala Aboriginal protest and court case resulted in a commission of inquiry into granting land rights to Aborigines m the Northern Territory. This led to the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 and the establishment of land councils to pursue land and sea claims on their behalf.
What is the purpose of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005. An Act to establish a Torres Strait Regional Authority, an Indigenous Land Corporation and a corporation to be known as Indigenous Business Australia, and for related purposes.
Do aboriginals get free houses?
Among the ‘free’ benefits Aboriginal people get according to the myth are cars, housing and tertiary education. There has never been a government program that distributed free houses or cars, and Aboriginal students have to pay for university like everyone else.
What did the Native Title Act mean for Aboriginal land rights?
Native title is the recognition that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have rights and interests to land and waters according to their traditional law and customs as set out in Australian Law. Native title may include rights and interests to: Live on the area and erect shelters and structures.
What rights did the Aboriginal community not have?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote communities are being denied basic rights, equal treatment and fair payment for work as a result of Federal Government policy, the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) and the Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) told a Senate inquiry.
What was the result of the Gove land rights case?
Following the failure of the Gove lands rights case, the Whitlam Labor Government instigated an inquiry into Aboriginal land rights (known as the Woodward Commission), which eventually led to the Fraser Liberal government passing the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976.
Who was the judge in the Gove case?
The issue of recognition of pre-existing Aboriginal land rights was presented to an Australian court, for the first time, in what is known as The Gove Land Rights Case. The court was the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, constituted by a single judge, Justice Blackburn.
What did the Northern Territory Supreme Court decide in 1971?
In 1971, the Yolgnu people again petitioned the government in the Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd land rights case, commonly known as the Gove land rights case. The Northern Territory Supreme Court acknowledged the Yolgnu people’s ongoing relationship with the land and their complex system of laws to govern the land.
What did the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 do?
The Australian Government started purchasing privately owned land for the benefit of Indigenous communities and allow certain Crown land to be made available for claim. The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 has resulted in almost 50 per cent of the Northern Territory being returned to Aboriginal peoples.