Pabai Pabai v Commonwealth

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Federal Court of Australia

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

22/10/2021

LITIGATION TYPE

Constitutional and Human Rights / State Accountability

SUBJECT MATTER

Constitutional rights

REVIEW TYPE

N/A

SUMMARY

First Nations’ leaders from the Torres Strait Islands have filed a case challenging Australia’s failure to cut emissions and asserting that the government’s inaction will force their communities to migrate to new areas. Hearings for the case were heard on Country in June 2023.

CASE DOCUMENTS

VID622/2021 Pabai Pabai v Commonwealth