Native Title Law Reform

5. High Court decision that established the legal concept of Native Title
6. The supreme law-making body in Australia responsible for law making and reform of the law
8. The removal or expulsion of people from their traditional lands
10. Established in 1975 as a permanent, full-time body to provide advice on areas of law reform to the Australian government
11. A set of guidelines used to define the purpose and scope of an inquiry into law reform
13. Military government and laws imposed on civilian society, which overrides civil law
14. Advances in ____________ require continual review of existing laws
15. The belief held by some that judges allow their personal opinions and political beliefs to influence their judgments, even to the point of overriding precedent or misinterpreting the Constitution parliament the supreme law-making body in Australia. State
18. A full account of what is said in parliament or in parliamentary inquiries

1. 'Land belonging to no one’; the idea and legal concept that when the first Europeans came to Australia the land was owned by no one and thus was open to settlement
2. Legislation enacted in response to lobbying by the Indigenous community for statutory law reflecting the Mabo decision, but also lobbying by the mining and pastoral sectors concerned about potential claims of native title on their land.
3. Farmers raising sheep or cattle, usually on large areas of land
4. An agency set up by the government to investigate a specific area of the law. It is usually named after the retired judge or legal expert selected to head the inquiry
7. The rights of indigenous peoples to control the use of their traditional lands, as well as the local economy and social policy
9. ethical standards that guide people in their thinking about aspects of their society
12. The right of Indigenous people to their traditional lands
16. Vincent _______________ led the Wave Hill protests in 1966
17. An informal means by which the need for law reform can be emphasised and promoted