Murrumu Walubara Yidindji gave up Australian money, his citizenship, and now he drives under Yidinji tribal law. For the authorities, it’s a novel situation

For the past week or so a black 2001 Ford Ka has been cruising Canberra’s streets. It’s a modest, unimposing car that would, except for its distinctive number plates, elicit little attention.

The black and gold plates read: “ Yidindji - YID-001 - Pursuant to Yidindji Tribal Law.”

Most Aussies are learning now that the jurisdiction known as the Commonwealth of Australia does not yet constitutionally recognise the Aboriginal tribes of the geographical land mass known as Australia. The failure to constitutionally recognise the Yidindji in the foundation legal document of the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Australia means that the Yidindji ... are not bound by any of the laws and statutes created by the authority of the Australian constitution.

This is the very reason we give courtesy notice to the Australian Federal Police and state police when our members are travelling. The Yidindji tribal people are not bound by any laws created subject to the Australian constitution – they are of superior jurisdiction and Australian citizens, including Australian police, must be very careful when encountering people of our jurisdiction. So the Yidindji police are there to protect the Yidindji people and to uphold the laws created by the sovereign Yidindji government.

Due to the lack of ‘constitutional recognition’ they cannot legally see the Yidindji tribal people or its institutions ... All entities such as the Australian Federal Police cannot see behind the very document that created them – the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1901.

Life under tribal law is fair, just and strict. So people looking to become outlaws will not find protection or asylum in our tribal way of life.

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