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Teaching an old dog new tricks : recognition of Aboriginal customary law in Western Australia

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Authors: Hands, Tatum L

Publishers: Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales

This article examines the discussion paper, ‘Aboriginal customary laws’, released by the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia. The discussion paper is the result of five years of research and […]

The Koori Court and the Promise of Therapeutic Jurisprudence

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Authors: Harris, Mark

Publishers: eLaw journal : Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law Special Series (1) 2006; 129- 141

The Koori Court model that has been established in Victoria in 2002 arose as a direct consequence of the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement, which was designed to ensure, among other […]

Innovations in Western Australian Magistrates Courts

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Authors: Heath, Steven

Publishers: Judicial Conference of Australia 2005 Colloquium (2005 : Sunshine Coast)

Currently in Western Australia, there appears to be a greater level of innovation occurring in Magistrates Courts rather than the Superior Courts. This paper explores specific areas of innovation which […]

Inquest into the death of Ian Ward

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Authors: Hope, Alastair Neil, Western Australian Office of the State Coroner

Publishers: Office of the State Coroner of Western Australia

Inquest into the deaths of Edward John Riley, Rachael Henry, Chad Atkins, Teddy Beharral, Maitland Brown, Jonathon Dick, Lloyd Dawson, Benjie Dickens, Ivan Barry Gepp, Owen Gordon, Jonathan Hale, Ernest James Laurel, Joshua Middleton, William Robert Mille

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Authors: Hope, Alastair Neil, Western Australian Office of the State Coroner

Publishers: Office of the State Coroner of Western Australia

This is the report of the Western Australian Coroner’s inquest into the deaths of 22 Aboriginal people around Fitzroy Crossing in 2006. The inquest was held to explore the reasons […]

Alcohol restrictions in Indigenous communities and frontier towns

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Authors: Hudson, Sara

Publishers: Centre for Independent Studies

Alcohol abuse has a corrosive effect on individuals and whole communities, increasing violence, abuse, unemployment, debt and ill health. This monograph starts by looking at the harms excessive alcohol consumption […]

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