Native title determination summary
Mabo
| Case name: |
Mabo v Queensland (No 2)
(1992) 175 CLR 1
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| State/Territory: |
Queensland |
| Location: |
Mer (one of the Murray Islands) Torres Strait |
| Outcome: |
Native title exists in parts of the determination area |
| Native title holders: |
Meriam People |
| Legal process: |
Litigated determination |
| Date of determination: |
03/06/1996 |
| Associated decisions: |
Mabo v Queensland
(1988) 166 CLR 186
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| Registered on the National Native Title Register: |
Yes |
| Registered native title body corporate: |
Mer Gedkem Le (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation |
Application(s) affected by the determination: |
| Short name: |
Meriam People |
| Application type: |
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| Tribunal file no: |
QCX94/1 |
| Federal Court file no: |
FC92/014 |
| Fully or partially determined: |
Fully determined |
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Further information about this determination
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