55 Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)Act 2006 (Cth).
56 Family LawAct 1975 (Cth), s 61F. affects the rights and entitlements of many Indigenous people;57 the studyanduseofmedialawforIndigenouscommunitiesbroadcasting in both English and their own languages; sports law for the large numbersofIndigenouspeopleseekingawayoutofpovertythrough sport;oranti-discriminationlawsforself-evidentreasons. These wouldall,butfortimeandspace,havemadeequallyusefuladditions totheunit. Asmorelawschoolsconsiderthequestionofcontent withrespecttoICC,itislikelythatausefulbodyofknowledge andexperiencewilldevelop. Thisexperiencewillassistfutureunit convenorsandhelp them tonavigate the difficult issueofbalancing the tension between breadth and depth of the substantive content. C How the Substantive Unit Content Was
Determined UnitcontentattheANUisdeterminedbyarangeoffactors including the research interests of teachers, prerequisite units availabletopreparestudents,andfacultyresearchpriorities. The availabilityofIndigenouslawyerswithresearchorpracticeinterests inthearea,andtheiravailabilitytoteach,isalsoarelevantfactor.The current unit has had significant Indigenous input both in its design anddelivery,andsatisfiesabroaderaspirationalcriterionattheANU LawSchool.Asageneralstatement,however,thequestionofdesign anddeliveryofthis,oranyotherunit,issubjecttotheavailability ofsuitableteachingstaff. TheactualpercentageofIndigenous academicorteachingstaffintheLawSchoolattheANUisnot dissimilartootheruniversities,which,withitsattendantdownstream consequences, is significantly below population parity.58
Several factors were relevant in determining the contents of this unit. Asmentioned,the ANUhasabroaderpolicyofresearch-led teaching.59 Further,issuesofcontemporary interest formacriterion andserveasavehicleindeliveringcontenttotheclass. Withthese factorsinmind,thecurrentunitcontentincludes:apropertylawsection on native title, including the issue of commercial exploitation of resourcesofthewatercolumnwithintheExclusiveEconomicZone;60 examination of constitutional recognition of Indigenous peoples61 in thecontextoftheirhistoricaltreatmentatlaw;acomparativesection 57 AlexanderReilly,‘FindinganIndigenousPerspectiveinAdministrativeLaw’ (2009) 19(2) Legal Education Review 27