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Chapter 5
Law reform in action
Chapter objectives
In this chapter, students will:
➔ discuss the role of law in initiating and responding to change
➔ identify and apply legal concepts and terminology
➔ locate, select and organise legal information from a variety
➔ discuss the effectiveness of the legal system in
addressing issues
of sources including legislation, cases, media reports, international instruments and documents
➔ investigate the interrelationship between the legal system
and society
➔ account for differing perspectives and interpretations of
legal information and issues
➔ discuss the role of law in encouraging cooperation and
resolving conflict
➔ communicate legal information using well-structured
responses.
Key terms/vocabulary
Topic 1: Law reform and native title
Topic 2: Law reform and sport assault Topic 3: Law reform and sexual assault
dispossession
civil litigation
complainant
martial law
conciliation
consent
native title
contempt of court
in camera
nomadic
express consent
sexual assault
pastoralists
indictable offence
terra nullius
sponsorship tort law trespass to the person vicarious liability
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ISBN 9781107650787
Photocopying is restricted under law and this material must not be transferred to another party.
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PART I
Important legislation
Significant cases
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)
Mabo v Queensland [1988] HCA 69
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth)
Mabo v State of Queensland (No. 2) (‘Mabo case’) [1992] HCA 23
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth)
Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd (1971) 17 FLR 141
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
Wik Peoples v Queensland (‘Pastoral Leases case’) [1996] HCA 40
Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth)
Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria
[2002] HCA 58
Native Title Amendment Act 2007 (Cth)
Native Title Amendment Act (Technical Amendments)
Law reform in action
Chapter objectives
In this chapter, students will:
➔ discuss the role of law in initiating and responding to change
➔ identify and apply legal concepts and terminology
➔ locate, select and organise legal information from a variety
➔ discuss the effectiveness of the legal system in
addressing issues
of sources including legislation, cases, media reports, international instruments and documents
➔ investigate the interrelationship between the legal system
and society
➔ account for differing perspectives and interpretations of
legal information and issues
➔ discuss the role of law in encouraging cooperation and
resolving conflict
➔ communicate legal information using well-structured
responses.
Key terms/vocabulary
Topic 1: Law reform and native title
Topic 2: Law reform and sport assault Topic 3: Law reform and sexual assault
dispossession
civil litigation
complainant
martial law
conciliation
consent
native title
contempt of court
in camera
nomadic
express consent
sexual assault
pastoralists
indictable offence
terra nullius
sponsorship tort law trespass to the person vicarious liability
© Paul Milgate et al 2013
ISBN 9781107650787
Photocopying is restricted under law and this material must not be transferred to another party.
Cambridge University Press
PART I
Important legislation
Significant cases
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)
Mabo v Queensland [1988] HCA 69
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth)
Mabo v State of Queensland (No. 2) (‘Mabo case’) [1992] HCA 23
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth)
Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd (1971) 17 FLR 141
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
Wik Peoples v Queensland (‘Pastoral Leases case’) [1996] HCA 40
Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth)
Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria
[2002] HCA 58
Native Title Amendment Act 2007 (Cth)
Native Title Amendment Act (Technical Amendments)