Wacando v. Commonwealth of Australia and State of Queensland

Abstract

183 States — State territory — Offshore islands — Whether annexed to State — Queensland — Claims in respect of islands in the Torres Strait — Legislation and prerogative letters patent during colonial timesState succession — Territory — Queensland — Boundaries of Queensland not altered since creation of Commonwealth of Australia — Succession to colonial boundariesTerritory — Islands — Torres Strait islands — Whether part of State of Queensland — The law of Australia