South West Native Title Settlement & Unceded Sovereignty
Executive Legal Summary
The Noongar (Koorah, Nitja, Boordahwan) (Past, Present, Future) Recognition Act 2016 (WA) represents a statutory settlement governing 200,000 square kilometers of South West Western Australia. However, under customary jurisprudence and international precedents (Fejo v Northern Territory [1998] HCA 58; UNDRIP Arts 3, 26), sovereign radical title remains unceded.