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NT Stolen Generations $50 million class action settlement receives final approval in NSW Supreme Court

The historic class action settlement of $50.45 million was reached last year and was finalised on Monday. (ABC News)

A class action settlement for descendants of the Stolen Generations in the Northern Territory has received final approval in the NSW Supreme Court, with the Commonwealth to pay family members more than $50 million in compensation.

The class action, which has an estimated 1,200 members, will see complainants receive a portion of $50.45 million in compensation for the trauma caused by the process of forced removal during the Stolen Generations.

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