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Title

Background paper on the approach of Australian courts to aboriginal customary law in the areas of criminal, civil and family law / Victoria Williams.

Publication

Perth, Western Australia : Law Reform Commission of Western Australia, 2003.

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Additional Authors

Law Reform Commission of Western Australia.

Description

vi, 121 pages; 30 cm

Summary

"This paper is intended to provide a broad summary of the approach of Australian courts to Aboriginal customary law in the areas of criminal law, civil law and family law. Because this paper was produced to inform the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia's Aboriginal customary law reference, the primary focus of the paper is the development of the common law position on customary law in Western Australia. However, there are instances where there is no Western Australian precedent or where the law has been shaped by decisions of courts in other states or territories or by the High Court. This paper therefore refers extensively to relevant cases in all Australian jurisdictions."

Series Statement

Background Paper No. 1 (December 2003)

Uniform Title

Background paper (Law Reform Commission of Western Australia) ; no. 1.

Subject

• Customary law > Australia
• Aboriginal Australians > Legal status, laws, etc. > Australia
• Criminal procedure > Australia
• Civil procedure > Australia

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

A message from the Law Reform Commission -- Terms of reference -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Criminal law -- Civil law -- Family law and placement of children -- Aboriginality and sentencing -- Table of cases.

OCLC

• 54788893
• SCSB-10158256

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