The Mabo Decision and Native Title Act Quiz

What was the main outcome of the Mabo decision?

• A) It established the principle of terra nullius.

• B) It recognised Indigenous peoples' rights to land.

• C) It declared Australia uninhabited before British arrival.

• D) It resulted in the British leaving Australia.

What does the Native Title Act provide?

• A) A principle that all land belongs to the British Crown.

• B) A legal process for Indigenous Australians to seek recognition of their traditional rights to land and water.

• C) The establishment of the terra nullius principle.

• D) A process for British settlers to claim land in Australia.

Why was the Mabo decision considered a significant event in Australian history?

• A) It marked the beginning of British settlement.

• B) It resulted in the deportation of Eddie Mabo.

• C) It recognised the pre-existing rights of Indigenous people to their land.

• D) It declared Australia as terra nullius.

In what year was the Native Title Act created?

• A) 1788.

• B) 1992.

• C) 1993.

• D) 2000.

Who was Eddie Mabo?

• A) A British settler.

• B) A judge in the High Court of Australia.

• C) An Indigenous man who challenged the Australian legal system.

• D) The Prime Minister of Australia in 1992.

What does "native title" refer to?

• A) The British Crown's ownership of Australian land.

• B) The principle of terra nullius.

• C) Indigenous people's special connection to their land.

• D) The rights of settlers to claim uninhabited land.

What principle did the Mabo decision overturn?

• A) Native title.

• B) The Native Title Act.

• C) Terra nullius.

• D) The Mabo Act.

What was the legal status of the land according to terra nullius before the Mabo decision?

• A) Land owned by Indigenous people.

• B) Land for the British Crown to distribute.

• C) Land that was considered nobody's because Indigenous rights were not recognised.

• D) Land that was already under the Native Title Act.

Before the Mabo decision, how was the land considered upon the arrival of British settlers in 1788?

• A) As land belonging to the Indigenous people.

• B) As uninhabited land.

• C) As land under the Native Title Act.

• D) As territory belonging to the British Crown.

How did the Mabo decision impact the legal recognition of Indigenous land rights in Australia?

• A) It had no significant impact on Indigenous land rights.

• B) It led to the establishment of the Native Title Act.

• C) It decreased the legal recognition of Indigenous land rights.

• D) It resulted in the abolition of the Native Title Act.