Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen
Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen, was a significant court case decided in the High Court of Australia on 11 May 1982. It concerned the constitutional validity of parts of the "Racial Discrimination Act 1975", and the discriminatory acts of the Government of Queensland in blocking the purchase of land by Aboriginal people in northern Queensland.
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Q2334719
case
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Q1358798
High Court of Australia
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Q1525477
Racial Discrimination Act 1975
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Q3112627
Government of Queensland
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Q36074
Queensland
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Q6430888
Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen
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1982-05-11T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
11 May 1982
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1975-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1975
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