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NT Supreme Court dismisses appeal by 'sovereign tribal man' who claimed he was not subject to the law

David Alan Cole was charged with multiple offences related to an anti-vaccination protest in Darwin, but argued the case could not proceed because Commonwealth and Northern Territory laws don't apply to him.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2023

Decorated former lawyer David Woodroffe formally sworn in as Northern Territory's first Aboriginal court judge

Hailing from the Mudburra and Jingili people, and with parents who were part of the Stolen Generation, David Woodroffe says he hopes to play "a small part in the greater diversity of the justice system ... and the inclusion of Aboriginal people within it".

ABC News · Jan 3, 2023

Local lawyer David Woodroffe to be sworn in as the Northern Territory's first Aboriginal judge

Aboriginal legal services are celebrating the decision to appoint David Woodroffe as an acting judge in the Northern Territory's Local Court.

ABC News · Jul 6, 2022