This journal article discusses the operation of colonial criminal law in relation to 'inter-aboriginal' conflict in Western Australia. It also discusses the operation of colonial criminal law in relation to 'inter-aboriginal conflict in NSW. 

Ann Hunter, 'The Boundaries of Colonial Criminal Law in Relation to Inter-Aboriginal Conflict in Western Australia in the 1830s - 40s' (2004) *Australian Journal of Legal History* 10

Following the arrival of the British in 1788, English criminal law was imposed across the colony, although it was initially unclear whether it applied to Aboriginal people. Over time, Aboriginal people were subject to English law overriding and not recognising long-standing Aboriginal legal systems.

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Ann Hunter, 'The Boundaries of Colonial Criminal Law in Relation to Inter-Aboriginal Conflict in Western Australia in the 1830s - 40s' (2004) Australian Journal of Legal History 10

Application of criminal law to Aboriginal people