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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website contains images, voices and names of deceased persons. The Supreme Court judge hearing the case was Justice Moynihan. The hearing was adjourned when Eddie Mabo and the people of Mer brought a second case to the High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act The aim of the legislation was to retrospectively extinguish the claimed rights of the Meriam people to the Murray Islands.
As a result, the High Court had to consider whether the Queensland legislation was valid and effective. This case became known as Mabo v. Queensland No. Justice Moynihan resumed the hearing of the facts in the case presented by Eddie Mabo and the people of Mer with sittings taking place on Murray Island as well as on the mainland. The visit, as Moynihan J noted in his opening statement, provided a better understanding of the evidence, and of island life. The case presented by Eddie Mabo and the people of Mer successfully proved that Meriam custom and laws are fundamental to their traditional system of ownership and underpin their traditional rights and obligations in relation to land.
In Mabo v. Native title is the legal recognition that some First Nations people have rights to certain land through their traditional laws and customs which predated the British. This act sets the rules for dealing with land where native title still exists or may exist, setting out arrangements for who can access and use the land in question.
To have native title recognised, First Nations people must prove they have a continuous connection to the land and have not done anything to break that connection such as selling or leasing the land.
According to the latest numbers from the National Native Title Tribunal , there have been native title determinations since the historic decision. However, the process can be lengthy, emotionally exhausting and also require lots of time and other resources from First Nations people and communities groups.
Many say there is unfinished business that requires a whole other series of reforms. We are a First Nations-led not-for-profit that exists to centre First Nations people, knowledge and cultures. We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. Why was the case so important?
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