(1999) 201 CLR 351 Yanner v Eaton High Court of Australia Quiz
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According to the Fauna Conservation Act 1974 (Q), who is considered the property of the Crown?

  • All fauna, except during open season (correct)
  • Fauna declared by Order in Council
  • Only estuarine crocodiles
  • Animals kept in captivity
  • What is required for a person to take or keep fauna under the Fauna Conservation Act 1974 (Q)?

  • A licence, permit, certificate, or other authority (correct)
  • A written request to the Fauna Authority
  • A membership in a wildlife conservation organization
  • An exemption from the Act's provisions
  • What is considered fauna under the Fauna Conservation Act 1974 (Q)?

  • Domesticated animals
  • Animals wild by nature and those declared by Order in Council (correct)
  • Extinct animal species
  • Only animals declared in an open season
  • Which entity controls fauna that is not taken or kept during an open season under the Fauna Conservation Act 1974 (Q)?

    <p>Fauna Authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way are estuarine crocodiles treated under the Fauna Conservation Act 1974 (Q)?

    <p>Declared as fauna by Order in Council</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it necessary to obtain a licence, permit, or authority to take fauna under the Fauna Conservation Act 1974 (Q)?

    <p>To ensure sustainable wildlife management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Section 211 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) provide regarding the exercise of native title rights and interests?

    <p>It allowed the exercise of native title rights for personal, domestic, or non-commercial communal needs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was an Aboriginal man charged with taking fauna contrary to the Fauna Conservation Act in the given scenario?

    <p>He did not hold a license under the Fauna Conservation Act.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the magistrate rule in the case of the Aboriginal man catching crocodiles without a license?

    <p>He dismissed the charge based on traditional hunting customs of the man's clan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the judgment, how did s 211 of the Native Title Act impact the Aboriginal man's case?

    <p>It allowed him to continue hunting for personal, domestic, or non-commercial communal needs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Gleeson CJ, Gaudron, Kirby and Hayne JJ interpret the rights conferred by s 7(1) of the Fauna Conservation Act?

    <p>As aggregate of various control rights rather than full ownership.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did McHugh and Callinan JJ dissent in the case of native title rights and the Fauna Conservation Act?

    <p>They believed that native title rights were fully extinguished by s 7(1) of the Fauna Conservation Act.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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