Mabo V Queensland (other)
''Mabo v Queensland'' may refer to: * ''Mabo v Queensland (No 1)'', decided 8 December 1988, overturned the ''Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act 1985'' as incompatible with the ''Racial Discrimination Act 1975'' * ''Mabo v Queensland (No 2) ''Mabo v Queensland (No 2)'' (commonly known as ''Mabo'') is a decision of the High Court of Australia, decided on 3 June 1992.. It is a landmark case, brought by Eddie Mabo against the State of Queensland. The case is notable for first reco ...

Mabo V Queensland (No 1)
''Mabo v Queensland (No 1)'',. was a significant court case decided in the High Court of Australia on 8 December 1988. It found that the '' Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act 1985'', which attempted to retrospectively abolish native title rights, was not valid according to the ''Racial Discrimination Act 1975''. Background to the case The case was closely related to another proceeding in the High Court (''Mabo v Queensland (No 2)'',. decided in 1992) which was a dispute between the Meriam people (of the Mer Islands in the Torres Strait) and the Government of Queensland, in which several Meriam people, principally Eddie Mabo, contested that they had certain native title rights over the Murray Islands. In 1985, the Queensland Government passed the ''Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act'', which was intended to retrospectively abolish any such native title rights, if they existed. The Meriam people sought a demurrer to prevent the Queensland Government from relying on ...
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