Title Native title / editor: Kaye Healey

Published Balmain, N.S.W. : Spinney Press, 1998

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	KM 208.433 K1 Hea/Nti		AVAILABLE
WATERFT LAW	KM 208.433 K1 Hea/Nti		AVAILABLE

Description 44 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm Series Issues in society ; v. 93 Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 93 Contents Chapter 1. Mabo and Native Title: The Mabo judgement; To conserve or farm?; How to share the land, not divide it; The Native Title Act 1993 and mineral exploration; Statement of principles - for land access and mineral development on indigenous land; Scare tactics won't mask a divisive plan; A consistent confusion. -- Chapter 2. The Wik Decision: The meaning of Wik; Wik: how the judges summed it up; A plain English guide to Wik; Wik causes conflict in the west; It's a question of rights; Why legislation is the best solution to Wik deadlock; The Wik bill and co-existence; What the Wik decision means to us. -- Chapter 3. Reconciling Differences: Questions and answers - about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; What is reconciliation?; Australia's indigenous timeline; Wik and reconciliation; Beyond fear and division; Laws detrimental to Aborigines will diminish nation Summary Do most Australians really know what the terms 'land rights'; 'native title'; 'Mabo' and 'Wik' mean? What is the future for indigenous land rights in Australia? How does native title affect Australia's mining & pastoral industries? What is the future for the Reconciliation process & how important is it? Analysis Aboriginal land rights Aboriginal reconciliation Federal issue Legislative amendments Mabo Case Mabo case Native Title Act Native Title Act 1993 Native title State issue Wik case Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: page42 Audience Secondary and tertiary students Subject Australia. Native Title Act 1993. Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure. Native title (Australia) Torres Strait Islanders -- Land tenure. Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure -- Study and teaching (Secondary) Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure. Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Australia. Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Australia. Native title (Australia) Native title (Australia) -- Study and teaching (Secondary) Torres Strait Islanders -- Land tenure -- Study and teaching (Secondary) Torres Strait Islanders -- Land tenure. Author Healey, Kaye. LC no. dup98000381 ISBN 1876811021

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