LAW305: Native Title Law

A comprehensive examination of the native title system: the concept of native title as developed in various common law jurisdictions, including Canada, United States and New Zealand; the meaning of native title in these jurisdictions compared with Australia; the legislative response to native title, the Native Title Act (C'th) 1993 and the establishment of the National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT), Aboriginal Representative Bodies and the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC); the mediation process and cross-cultural negotiations with Aboriginal native title holders.

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Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: SP17-internal
Contact Time	Taught intensively over one week: refer to the teaching timetable for details.
Prerequisites	L120/LEG120/LAW120 Research and Writing, L150/LEG150/LAW150 Australian Legal System, L152/LAW152 Torts, L130/LAW130 Criminal Law and Procedure, L260/LAW260 Contract.
School	School of Law
Unit Coordinator	Professor Gary Meyers Position: Emeritus Professor E-mail: G.Meyers@murdoch.edu.au Location: Phone: Prefix: +618
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Professor Gary Meyers (G.Meyers@murdoch.edu.au) MURDOCH SP17: Internal (27/09/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)