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Court of Appeal rules Lake Victoria traditional owner has right to make historic compensation claim
She might not be a household name like Eddie Mabo, but Dorothy Lawson has spent years quietly fighting for the right to have the ownership of her traditional homeland legally recognised.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images of people who have died.
Key points:
- Dorothy Lawson’s grandparents were not compensated in 1922 when SA took charge of Lake Victoria
- The Court of Appeal ruled that any rights the Lawsons had were converted into a claim for compensation when their title was extinguished
- The states could still seek leave to appeal against the judgment to the High Court
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