The Federal Court in Queensland has granted native title rights to the Kabi Kabi people for a more than 365,345 hectare area of land and water on the Sunshine Coast.
The Federal Court in Queensland has formally recognised a native title claim from the Kabi Kabi people, granting them non-exclusive rights to over 365,345 hectares of land and water along some of the state's most popular costal destinations.
Picture: iStock While the Justice noted her ruling did not confer"possession, occupation, use or enjoyment to the exclusion of all others, including other interests as defined in the judgement and which continue to have effect", the decision did mark a first for south-east Queensland. However, they will not affect use of the land by existing non-Indigenous owners, while the Queensland government has also confirmed freehold land will not be impacted by the decision.
The investigation comes amid arguments from some prominent Indigenous Australians that the government should amend the law to allow native title holders to use their land for commercial purposes and to build and own their own homes.
ALRC Native Title Act Berna Collier Federal Court Mark Dreyfus Sunshine Coast Jacinta Nampijinpa Price Land Rights Kabi Kabi Indigenous Affairs Australian Law Reform Commission Queensland
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