Part VII of this article includes discussion of the attitudes of Justices of the Peace and magistrates towards Aboriginal people in New South Wales.

Barry Bridges, The Aborigines and the Law: New South Wales 1788-1855, 4(3) Teaching History, 1970, 40

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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Barry Bridges, The Aborigines and the Law: New South Wales 1788-1855, 4(3) Teaching History, 1970, 40

Application of criminal law to Aboriginal people