Wik Peoples v Queensland (1996)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wik_Peoples_v_Queensland_(1996)
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gptkbp:instanceOf High Court of Australia case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Wik case
gptkbp:area Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
gptkbp:category gptkb:Australian
Indigenous land rights
Australian property law
gptkbp:citation (1996) 187 CLR 1
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date 23 December 1996
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:State_of_Queensland
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Brennan_CJ
gptkb:Dawson_J
gptkb:McHugh_J
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wik Peoples v Queensland (1996)
gptkbp:impact Led to Native Title Amendment Act 1998
gptkbp:judge gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
gptkbp:legalIssue Native title and pastoral leases
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Gaudron_J
gptkb:Gummow_J
gptkb:Kirby_J
gptkb:Toohey_J
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Wik_Peoples
gptkbp:predecessor Native title law in Australia
gptkbp:principle Pastoral leases do not necessarily extinguish native title
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mabo_v_Queensland_(No_2)
gptkbp:result Native title rights can coexist with pastoral leases
gptkbp:subject Coexistence of native title and pastoral leases
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Native_Title_Amendment_Act_1998
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6