76703 Indigenous Peoples and Land Law

6cp

Requisite(s): 70317 Real Property

There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Undergraduate
Subject coordinator: R Quiggin

This subject examines the relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customary rights and the development of Indigenous land rights. The course will examine developments in land rights legislation, the recognition of native title, and legislative and common law developments in land rights and native title.

The syllabus includes the following: the evidence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customs and traditional law; statutory recognition of aspects of customary law including traditional interests in land or items of cultural heritage, traditional hunting, fishing and gathering rights; issues as to the admissibility of evidence pertinent to the veracity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customs and traditional law; legal proceedings relating to Aboriginal land claims; assertion of common law title to land; legal proceedings relating to Aboriginal land claims, the effect of the decision of the High Court in Mabo v. Queensland (No. 2) 1992, the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) and recent developments.

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $1,041.62
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,472.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.