Full case name Mabo and Another v The State of Queensland and Another
Date decided December 8, 1988
Citations (1988) 166 CLR 186, [1988] HCA 69
Judges sitting Mason CJ, Wilson, Brennan, Deane, Dawson Toohey & Gaudron JJ
Case history
Prior actions none
Subsequent actions Mabo v Queensland (No 2)
Case opinions
The demurrer would be allowed (per Brennan, Deane, Toohey & Gaudron JJ)
The Coast Islands Act was inconsistent with s10 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and was thus invalid
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