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Yarmirr v Northern Territory (2001) addressed an application made on behalf of a number of clan groups of Aboriginal people for an area of seas and sea-beds surrounding Croker Island in the Northern Territory. It was the first judgment by the High Court of native title over waters. The judge, Olney J, determined that members of the Croker Island community have a native title right to have free access to the sea and sea-bed of the claimed area for a number of purposes. The case

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