Akiba V Commonwealth Case: Native Rights For Torres Strait Islanders

BackgroundAkiba v Commonwealth [2013] HCA 33
According to the given case study, the issue arises whether the Torres Strait Islanders can get their native rights for selling and trading fishes in the sea.
In the Akiba v Commonwealth case, Torres Strait Islander appealed to the Australian Court for their native rights. The native title rights express such common rights of native people. The Torres Strait Islander applied to the court for the…