Commonwealth, State, and Territory Parliaments of Australia have passed Aboriginal land rights legislation.
It was the first law by any Australian government that legally recognised the Aboriginal system of land ownership, and legislated the concept of inalienable freehold title, as such was a fundamental piece of social reform.
It established the basis upon which Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory could, for the first time, claim rights to land based on traditional occupation.
This Act was the first Australian law which allowed a claim of title if claimants could provide evidence of their traditional association with land.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Queensland Reserves and Communities Self-Management) Act 1978 was repealed by the Prime Minister and Cabinet Legislation Amendment (2017 Measures No.