Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen and Others

153 CLR 168

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(Judgment by: Aickin J)

Koowarta
vBjelke-Petersen and Others

Court:

Judges: Gibbs CJ
Stephen J
Mason J
Murphy J

Aickin JWilson J
Brennan J

Legislative References:
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) - The Act
Land Act 1962 (Qld) - The Act
Aboriginal Land Fund Act 1974 (Cth) - s 20; s 21
Land Act 1962 (Qld) - s 286
Aboriginal Development Commission Act 1980 - s 27; s 28; s 29; s 51
Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 (Cth) - The Act
Crimes Act 1914-1946 (Cth) - s 24A(1)
Air Navigation Act 1920 (Cth) - s 4
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) - The Act; s 22(a)
Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 - The Act
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) - s 9; s 12
Treaty of Peace Act 1919 - The Act
Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 (Cth) - The Act
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) - The Act
Human Rights Commission Act 1981 - The Act
Vrededorp Stands Act 1907 - The Act
Railway Clauses Act 1845 - s 68

Case References:
Airlines of New South Wales Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No 2) - (1965) 113 CLR 54
Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd - (1920) 28 CLR 129
Andrews v Howell - (1941) 65 CLR 255
Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia - (1978) 52 ALJR 254; 17 ALR 513
Attorney-General (Vic) v Commonwealth - (1945) 71 CLR 237
Attorney-General for Canada v Attorney-General for Ontario - [1937] AC 326
Attorney-General for Queensland v Attorney-General for the Commonwealth - (1915) 20 CLR 148
Attorney-General of NSW v Brewery Employees Union of NSW - (1908) 6 CLR 469
Attorney-General of the Gambia v N'Jie - [1961] AC 617
Attorney-General v Antigua Times - [1976] AC 16
Australian Communist Party v Commonwealth - (1951) 83 CLR 1
Australian National Airways Pty Ltd v Commonwealth - (1945) 71 CLR 29
Australian Textiles Pty Ltd v Commonwealth - (1945) 71 CLR 161
Bank of New South Wales v Commonwealth - (1948) 76 CLR 1
Bradley v Commonwealth - (1973) 128 CLR 557
Buck v Bavone - (1976) 135 CLR 110; 9 ALR 481
Buxton v Minister of Housing and Local Government - [1961] 1 QB 278
Chow Hung Ching v R - (1948) 77 CLR 449
Continental Liqueurs Pty Ltd v G F Heublein and Bro Inc - (1960) 103 CLR 422
Dowal v Murray - (1978) 143 CLR 410; 22 ALR 577
Fairfax v FC of T - (1965) 114 CLR 1
Ffrost v Stevenson - (1937) 58 CLR 528
Forster v Jododex Aust Pty Ltd - (1972) 127 CLR 421
Foster v Neilson - (1829) 2 Pet 253
Fry v United States - (1975) 421 US 542
Gazzo v Comptroller of Stamps (Vic) - (1982) 56 ALJR 143; 38 ALR 25
Geofroy v Riggs - (1890) 133 US 258
James v Commonwealth - (1936) 55 CLR 1
Janson v Driefontein Consolidated Mines Ltd - [1902] AC 484
Jolley v Mainka - (1933) 49 CLR 242
Jumbunna Coal Mine (No Liability) v Victorian Coal Miners' Association - (1908) 6 CLR 309
Madrassa Anjuman Islamia v Johannesburg Municipal Council - [1922] 1 AC 500
McGraw-Hinds (Aust) Pty Ltd v Smith - (1979) 53 ALJR 423; 24 ALR 175
McKelvey v Meagher - (1906) 4 CLR 265
Melbourne Corporation v Commonwealth - (1947) 74 CLR 31
Missouri v Holland (the Migratory Birds case) - (1920) 252 US 416
National League of Cities v Usery - (1975) 426 US 833
New South Wales v Commonwealth (the Seas & Submerged Lands case) - (1975) 135 CLR 337; 8 ALR 1
Oregon v Mitchell - (1970) 400 US 112
Polites v Commonwealth - (1945) 70 CLR 60
Powell v Birmingham Vinegar Brewery Co - [1894] AC 8
Quazi v Quazi - [1980] AC 744
R v Burgess Ex parte Henry - (1936) 55 CLR 608
R v Burgess Ex parte Henry R v Poole Ex parte Henry (No 2) R v Sharkey - (1949) 79 CLR 121
R v Chief Immigration Officer Ex parte Bibi - (1976) 1 WLR 979
R v Foster - (1949) 79 CLR 43
R v Poole Ex parte Henry (No 2) - (1939) 61 CLR 634
R v Public Vehicles Licensing Appeal Tribunal (Tas) Ex parte Australian National Airways Pty Ltd - (1964) 113 CLR 207
R v Sharkey - (1947) 79 CLR 121
Roche v Kronheimer - (1921) 29 CLR 329
Shipping Corporation of India Ltd v Gamlen Chemical Co (A/asia) Pty Ltd - (1980) 32 ALR 609
South Australia v Commonwealth - (1942) 65 CLR 373
Spratt v Hermes - (1965) 114 CLR 226
Trendtex Trading v Bank of Nigeria - [1977] QB 529
Victoria v Commonwealth - (1971) 122 CLR 353
Victoria v Commonwealth and Hayden - (1975) 134 CLR 338
Wragg v State of New South Wales - (1953) 88 CLR 353

Hearing date: 2-4 March 1982
Judgment date: 11 May 1982

Canberra

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Judgment by:
Aickin J

In these two matters I have had the advantage of reading the reasons for judgment prepared by the Chief Justice. I am in full agreement with those reasons and the conclusions which follow therefrom. There is nothing which I can usefully add.