Content tagged with Compensation (law)

The Victorian Traditional Owner Settlement Act – Taungwurrung negotiations

24 years on, the Victorian Traditional Owner Settlement Act (TOSA) remains the only State or Territory legislative response to the 1993 Commonwealth...

Presentation - 16 Aug 2017

The Victorian Traditional Owner Settlement Act – Taungwurrung negotiations

24 years on, the Victorian Traditional Owner Settlement Act (TOSA) remains the only State or Territory legislative response to the 1993 Commonwealth...

Presentation - 16 Aug 2017

Compensation in native title

This presentation will include a discussion on the ongoing Griffiths litigation, with an update on the application and the recent decision in...

Presentation - 24 Jul 2017

Native Title Newsletter - Issue 1 2017

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Mabo v Queensland [No 2] (1992) (Mabo) decision in the High Court of Australia. In recognising the rights...

Publication or resource - 3 Apr 2017

Native Title Anthropology after the Timber Creek Decision

In August 2016, the traditional owners of Timber Creek in the Northern Territory, the Ngaliwurru and Nungali peoples, were awarded over $3.3 million...

Publication or resource - 25 Jan 2017

Native Title Newsletter - December 2016

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Publication or resource - 15 Dec 2016

Compensation annotated case list

Provides case summaries into relevant cases such as: Walmbaar Aboriginal Corporation v State of Queensland [2009] FCA 579, Jango ...

Publication or resource - 23 Feb 2015

Native Title compensation annotated reference list

This document provides a description of native title compensation related references published both within AIATSIS through the Native Title...

Publication or resource - 23 Feb 2015

How can judges calculate Native Title compensation?

Provides possible principles for determining native title compensation. The author notes the problem of awarding compensation on ‘just terms’ given...

Publication or resource - 23 Feb 2015

Economic issues in valuation of and compensation for loss of Native Title rights

For valuation methodology to be appropriate in the Native Title context it will need to accommodate the ‘special (even unique) features of...

Publication or resource - 13 Feb 2015

Jango: Payment of compensation for the extinguishment of Native Title

In Jango v Northern Territory of Australia the Federal Court was asked to determine the issue of compensation for the extinguishment of Native Title...

Publication or resource - 5 Feb 2015

The Limitations of Litigation in Stolen Generations Cases

The purpose of this Discussion Paper is to review the progress of litigation by members of the Stolen Generations before the courts in Australia. The...

Publication or resource - 4 Feb 2015

Authorisation and applicant decision-making

The recognition of native title in Australia’s legal system has created a unique context for legal principles regarding decision-making, governance,...

Research project - 21 Jan 2015