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Wurridjal v Commonwealth of Australia
Judgment date: 2/02/2009
Court: HCA
Judge: French CJ, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne, Heydon, Crennan and Kiefel JJ
Citation:
(2009) 169 LGERA 108;
(2009) 237 CLR 309;
(2009) 252 ALR 232;
(2009) 83 ALJR 399;
[2009] HCA 2;
BC200900208;
Catchwords: Constitutional law; Commonwealth powers; Acquisition of property; Requirement of just terms;
Constitutional law; Territories; Territories power; Incongruity with legislative powers;
Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders; Land rights; Exclusive possession; Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007;