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THE RECOGNITION OF ABORIGINAL CUSTOMARY LAWS - 717. Sanctions.
While the Commission has little information on the format of the public meetings held at Strelley it has been told of the following sanctions:

· admonition ('growling');

· ridicule or shaming;

· a fine;

· banishment from the community (usually to one of the neighbouring communities);

· community work.

In rare cases physical sanctions are administered ('a little bit of a hiding') but the community apparently does not approve of spearing. [126] On occasions, the community will pay the fine of a person who has come before the Magistrate's court. If this happens the person is regarded as being in debt to the community and may have to perform some community work as a result.


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