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Aboriginal fishing rights on the New South Wales South Coast: a Court Case
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Cane, Scott |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | This paper arises from the prosecution of seven Aboriginal men from the South Coast of New South Wales. The men were arrested in possession of mussels, rock lobsters and between 12 and 1,450 abalone in 1991 and 1992. The Department of Fisheries claimed these to be illegally obtained. They saw the men as poachers—a serious offence with significant penalties, fines, confiscation of diving equipment and possible jail terms. The men claimed their arrest was an infringement of their customary rights. These rights, the men contested, existed and continued to exist regardless of government quota systems and fishing licenses imposed over the last 30 years. There was nothing, they observed, in the Fisheries and Oyster Farms Act (1935)1 that specifically extinguished their rights. The men were, however, prosecuted as criminals and the NSW Land Council sought to defend them and their traditional rights.2 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/11406/1/Chap4-Cane-Customary-Marine-Tenure.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
