A landmark high court decision has provided a major victory for a remote Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory. The court unanimously recognised the right of the Santa Teresa community to sue their landlord for financial compensation. The landlord is the territory government which the community claims provided substandard housing.
A landmark high court decision has provided a major victory for a remote Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory.
The court unanimously recognised the right of the Santa Teresa community to sue their landlord for financial compensation.Australian Lawyers for Remote Aboriginal Rights Dan Kelly joined Sky News Australia to discuss the court's “significant decision” and how it will affect the community and the NT going forward.
“Essentially what the court has done is confirm a new type of compensation that is available for tenants,” he said. “And that is where tenants are left to live in premises that are dilapidated and broken down and that causes them mental anguish – they’re now able to be compensated for that injury.”
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