Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples - HSC Preliminary

Texts

• The Law Handbook, 10th ed, Redfern Legal Centre Publishing, 2007. See Chapter 2 aboriginal people and the law
• Discrimination law and practice, by Chris Ronalds and Rachel Pepper, Federation Press, 2nd ed, 2008.
• Indigenous legal issues: commentary and materials, by Heather McRae et al, 3rd ed, Law Book Co, 2003.
• Retreat from injustice: human rights law in Australia, by Nick O'Neill et al, 2nd ed, Federation Press, 2004.
• National Native Title Tribunal fact sheets, National Native Title Tribunal, 2006. Available at www.nntt.gov.au/Publications-And-Research/Publications/Pages/Fact_sheets_and_general_publications.aspx

• Aboriginal customary laws, Law Reform Commission of Western Australia, 2006. Available at www.lrc.justice.wa.gov.au/094p.html

• Native title, Hot Topics 48, Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2004.
• Mabo, Wik and native title, by Peter Butt et al, 4th ed, Federation Press, 2001.
• Native title stories: rights, recognition, relationships (video), produced by the National Native Title Tribunal, 2004.
• Native title report, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, 2007. Available at www.humanrights.gov.au/social_justice/nt_report/ntreport07/index.html

• Reconciliation, Hot Topics 33, Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2001. Available at www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/liac/hot_topic/hottopic/2001/3/
• Unfinished business: indigenous stolen wages, by Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, December 2006. Available at www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004-07/stolen_wages/report/index.htmm
• Practising reconciliation? The politics of reconciliation in the Australian Parliament 1991 - 2000, by Angela Pratt, 2007. Available at www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/monographs/pratt/PractisingReconciliation.pdf
• Sorry: the unfinished business of the Bringing Them Home report, Background Note by Carol Dow, 4 February 2008. Available at www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/BN/2007-08/BringingThemHomeReport.htm
• Apology to Australia's indigenous peoples - Speech by Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, House of Representatives, Parliament House, Canberra, 13 February 2008. Available at: www.aph.gov.au/hansard/reps/dailys/dr130208.pdf - and full speech
• We are sorry, Speech by Dr Brendan Nelson, Leader of the Opposition, House of Representatives, Parliament House, Canberra, 13 February 2008. Available at www.aph.gov.au/hansard/reps/dailys/dr130208.pdf found immediately after Mr Rudd's Apology speech.
• Let the healing begin - response to government to the national apology to the Stolen Generations. Speech by Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Member's hall, Parliament House, Canberra, 13 February 2008. Available at www.hreoc.gov.au/about/media/speeches/social_justice/2008/20080213response_to_gov_to_the_national_apology_to_the_stolen_generations.html

• Race discrimination, NSW Anti-Discrimination Board, April 2007. Available at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/adb/ll_adb.nsf/pages/adb_race
• Racial discrimination, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, August 2007. Available at www.humanrights.gov.au/racial_discrimination/index.html
• Protecting human rights in Australia: a community education kit, Public Interest Advocacy Centre, 2004. Includes fact sheet on race discrimination
• Discrimination law and practice, by Chris Ronalds & Rachel Pepper, Federation Press, 2004.

Media - newspapers, magazines and journals

• AGISPlus via Informit. A database that includes the fullext of magazine articles. You need to register as a client of the State Library.
  • Suggested search terms: native title, customary law and Australia, reconciliation and Australia, indigenous Australians.
  • Search instructions.
• Proquest ANZ Newsstand. You need to register as a client of the State Library.
  • Suggested search terms: reconciliation and indigenous, native title, indigenous Australians. Tip: you may want to limit your search by date.
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• Infocus. You can purchase articles from the State Library, or ask your school or local library to order them. Tip: Select Legal Studies as HSC Subject. Search key words such as native title, aboriginal and torres strait islanders. (Get it : SL)

Websites

• Indigenous peoples and the law, Australian Parliamentary Library at www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/law/indiglaw.htm
• Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission at www.humanrights.gov.au/
• Native Title Research Guide, from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, ntru.aiatsis.gov.au/research/resourceguide/index.html
• Indigenous Law Resources, Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII). Includes links to full text of the Royal commission on aboriginal deaths in custody, Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation archive and the Bringing them home report. Also indigenous timeline and links to relevant agencies/authors. www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/IndigLRes/
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice, from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. www.humanrights.gov.au/social_justice/index.html
• Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department - Indigenous Law and Native Title 152.91.15.12/www/nativetitlehome.nsf
• Laws that changed aboriginal lives www1.aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/legislations/legislation_hm.html . Contains the full text of state and territory legislation from the early nineteenth century through to modern times that either applied specifically to aboriginal children or were general child welfare adoption laws that lead to their removal from their families.

Key legislation

• Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/nta1993147/
• Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/rda1975202/
• Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/viewtop/inforce/act+48+1977+FIRST+0+N/

Finding Cases

• Decisions made under the Racial Discrimination Act www.humanrights.gov.au/legal/decisions/hreoc/index.html
• Index of cases from the Anti-Discrimination Board www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/adb/ll_adb.nsf/pages/adb_et_legal_cases
• Administrative Decisions Tribunal - Equal Opportunity Division www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/caselaw/ll_caselaw.nsf/pages/cl_adt - decisions made under the Anti-Discrimination Act from 1998+
• National Native Title Tribunal www.nntt.gov.au/

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