Basis of The Wik Claim
The Wik peoples and the Thayorre people claimed to be the holders of native title over two areas of land. The first is known as the “Holroyd River Holding” and the other is known as the "Michellton Pastoral Leases". Their claim before the court was on the basis that their native title was not extinguished by the granting of the various leases over the land. They asserted that their native title rights continued and co-existed with the pastoral lease. The Wik Peoples also claimed declarations which challenged the validity of the Special Bauxite Mining Leases which had been granted by the Queensland Government pursuant to the Commonwealth Aluminium Corporation Pty Limited Agreement Act 1957 (Qld) and the Aurukun Associates Agreement Act 1975 (Qld). These claims were brought before the commencement of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) came into operation. That law came into being because of the High Court’s decision in Mabo v Queensland (No 2).
Read more about this topic: Wik Peoples V Queensland
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