Morris, Jackie --- "Sea Country - the Croker Island Case: Commonwealth of Australia v Yarmirr" [2002] IndigLawB 7; (2002) 5(14) Indigenous Law Bulletin 18

[1] Thanks to Peter Grundy and Jonathon Curtis.

[2] Northern Land Council, First victory in the battle of the seas, Press Release (11 October 2001).

[3] [1992] HCA 23; (1992) 175 CLR 1.

[4] Mary Yarmirr & Ors v The Northern Territory of Australia & Ors [1998] FCA 771.

[5] (1996) 187 CLR 1.

[6] Commonwealth of Australia v Yarmirr [1999] FCA 1668.

[7] Ibid [70].

[8] Ibid [238].

[9] Commonwealth of Australia v Yarmirr [2001] HCA 56.

[10] Ibid [95-96] & [267-269].

[11] Ibid [39].

[12] R v Keyn (1876) 2 Ex D 63.

[13] Commonwealth of Australia v Yarmirr [2001] HCA 56, [35].

[14] Ibid [37].

[15] Ibid [48].

[16] Ibid [42].

[17] Ibid [61].

[18] Ibid [93].

[19] Ibid [98].

[20] Ibid [128] & [130-131].

[21] Ibid [104] & [181].

[22] Ibid [216].

[23] Ibid [364].

[24] Ibid [252].

[25] Ibid [250-252].

[26] Ibid [259].

[27] Ibid [281] & [283].

[28] Ibid [282].

[29] Ibid [285].

[30] Ibid [309] & [316-317].

[31] Ibid [309].

[32] National Native Title Tribunal, High Court’s sea rights decision gives go-ahead to 120 claims, Press Release, No 01–73 (11 October 2001).