Kartinyeri v Commonwealth

[1998] HCA 22
Judgment date
Case number
A29/1997
Before
Brennan CJ, Gaudron, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne JJ
Catchwords

Constitutional law (Cth) – Power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to "the people of any race for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws" – Nature and extent of power.

Constitutional law (Cth) – Characterisation – Amendment or partial repeal – Operation and effect.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth), ss 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21ZA, 22, 26.

The Constitution, ss 51(xxvi), 128.

Hindmarsh Island Bridge Act 1997 (Cth), ss 3, 4, Sched 1.