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NSWAboriginal StudiesPart 1: Social Justice and Human Rights Issues
Quick questions on Land rights and native title in HSC Aboriginal Studies
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What is the limits of native title?Show answer
Native title is not the same as full ownership. Claimants must prove a continuing connection to Country under traditional law and custom, a demanding test that disadvantages communities whose connection was forcibly broken by removal and dispossession. Native title can be extinguished by freehold grants and other dealings, and it confers a bundle of rights that may be limited to access, hunting or ceremony rather than exclusive possession. Many Aboriginal people therefore argue that native title delivers recognition without full justice, and that treaty and a constitutionally enshrined Voice are needed to complete the work.
What is always carry a dated, named anchor?Show answer
Replace "Aboriginal people won land rights" with "Mabo v Queensland (No 2), decided 3 June 1992, rejected terra nullius" or "the Native Title Amendment Act 1998 narrowed rights after Wik (1996)".
What is read a data/stimulus item like a scientist?Show answer
Describe the pattern first (with figures), then explain what it demonstrates about the legal or political process, rather than jumping straight to a general claim.
What is q1?Show answer
Define "terra nullius" and explain its legal effect. [3 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Outline the difference between statutory land rights and native title. [4 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
To what extent has native title delivered social justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples? [8 marks]
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