... areas of state use power. They include the Immigration Review Tribunal, the Social Securities Appeals Tribunal, the Australian Securities Commission and the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. The Courts have developed a power to review the administrative actions of the executive arm of government, in the same way that the High Court of Australia is able to review legislation alleged to ... of Australia to stop the mining leases being granted. In the 150-page judgement it was decided that "communal native title" had never formed part of Australian law. In 1985, the Queensland government h...

• Word Count: 2831
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Introduction United States law has used the doctrine of "discovery" to justify the takeover of Indian people and territory. In the same way Australian law has used the concept of "terra nullius," the legal myth that Australia had no previous owners. Today it is easy to see ... constitutional matters. Binnie gave one example: Indians had the right to surrender land. His statement was greeted with laughter, it was so absurd. The federal government had an "empty box" theory. A box of rights had been protected by section 35, but unfortunately the box was empty. Indians responded with ... s...

• Word Count: 4016
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School