ACT court finds government breached Ngambri settlement
ACT Supreme Court ruled the government breached a 2023 settlement. The government did not complete promised Indigenous policy reviews in time.
The ACT Supreme Court ruled Friday that the government breached a 2023 settlement with Ngambri custodians. The settlement required the government to review Indigenous recognition policies and ACT laws.
The government also needed to update language relating to First Nations peoples. Justice David Mossop found the government had not met these duties within reasonable time.
Mossop said: "Even allowing for a long process, the duties could have been completed before now." The government agreed to adopt an acknowledgment of country recognising Ngambri people alongside Ngunnawal people.
Ngambri custodians Paul Girrawah House and Leah House brought the case. However, claims of human rights violations were dismissed.
- 2023
- Settlement year
- David Mossop
- Justices
- Paul Girrawah House, Leah House
- Custodian names
- Friday 2 October
- Ruling date
Why it mattersThis sets a legal precedent for Indigenous policy commitments in Australia. Governments may now face court action for slow implementation of settlement agreements.
AustraliaThis is an Australian court ruling affecting ACT government policy on Indigenous land and cultural recognition across the territory.
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