The Commonwealth is appealing a Federal Court decision that potentially could see the Gumatj clan receive millions of dollars in compensation for mining without consent from Traditional Owners.
Members of the Gumatj clan sang their people into a sitting of the High Court in Darwin on Wednesday for the Commonwealth's appeal against their native title-related victory. The case centres on the Commonwealth’s decision to allow mining in northeast Arnhem Land, in 1968 without consent from the Traditional Owners.
But barrister for the Gumatj Arthur Moses has said there is no evidence the case will lead to undue numbers of claims as any successful native title cases would be brought by Northern Territory people "historically and unjustly dispossessed of their property". "The profound loss and harm caused by such dispossession has previously been recognised and vindicated in this court," Mr Moses previously submitted.
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