Oceans Apart

The Cocos Islanders’ View Of Australian Family Law

Authors

  • Jamila Hussain

Keywords:

Cocos Islanders, Christmas Islands, Australia, indigenous community, Commonwealth Marriage Act 1969, Family Law Act 1975

Abstract

The communities of the Cocos and Christmas Islands constitute a small but unique minority in the Australian political system. The two groups of Islands are geographically remote from Australia, being about 2,800 kilometres northwest of Perth in the midst of the Indian Ocean. A substantial majority of the inhabitants on the Cocos Islands and a substantial majority on the Christmas Island are of Malay stock, speak the Malay language and profess Islam as their religion. 

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Published

1992-12-01

How to Cite

Hussain, J. (1992). Oceans Apart: The Cocos Islanders’ View Of Australian Family Law. Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law, 19(1 and 2), 203–212. Retrieved from https://adab.um.edu.my/index.php/JMCL/article/view/16063

Issue

Vol. 19 (1992): Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law

Section

Articles