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THE RECOGNITION OF ABORIGINAL CUSTOMARY LAWS - 12. Later Research and Discussion Papers.
In January 1982 it was decided to publish a series of research
papers on various aspects of the Reference. Fifteen such papers were
produced between March 1982 and June 1984 4; these were distributed
to interested persons and individuals and provoked a good deal of
comment and response. Discussion Paper 18, Aboriginal Customary Law -
Marriage, Children and the Distribution of Property, was produced in
August 1982 as a summary of the tentative proposals in the first
five research papers. The Institute for Aboriginal Development in
Alice Springs and the Pitjantjatjara Council organised the translation
of Discussion Paper 18 into Eastern Arrente, Warlpiri and
Pitjantjatjara; these translations were recorded on cassette tapes and
distributed throughout Central Australia. Discussion Paper 18 formed
the focus for discussions during visits to central Australia in
October 1982 and the Eastern Goldfields district of Western Australia
in May 1983. In March 1984 the Commission produced Discussion Paper
20, Aboriginal Customary Law - The Criminal Law, Evidence and
Procedure, which summarised its tentative conclusions in the Research
Papers on these topics. Both Discussion Papers were widely
distributed.
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