The implementation of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Bill 2007 (The Intervention Act) reproduces the colonial view that Aboriginal people are not entitled to citizenship rights as afforded in the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (RDA) or control over the use of the land they occupied prior to British colonization as granted to them by law in the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 (Qld), (ALA), (UMIS, 2011). British colonization policies and subsequent land laws were framed in the belief that the colony was acquired through the settlement of an empty land called Terra Nullius (Macintyre, 2009, pp. 4-5). Early settlers acknowledged the presence of natives but justified the usurpation of their lands by arguing that they were too primitive to be owners and/or rulers (Macintyre, 2009, pp. 4-5). Although the RDA aims to ensure equality for all people regardless of their race, colour, ethnicity or national origin (Australian Human Rights Commission, n.d., section 5), it has often proven insufficient to protect Indigenous peoples from policies injustices of the Commonwealth. Similarly, the ALA's aim to recognize the interests of indigenous peoples in relation to land (UMIS, 2011)), has only done so in certain situations. Both acts ultimately do not protect the natives as the Commonwealth simply ignores them by invoking the colonial principle of Terra Nullius when it suits their political ends. Without warning and without consulting Aboriginal leaders, the implementation of the Invasion Act sent police troops into the Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal lands seized all community assets and dismantled all community-run programs (Saban & Curtis, 2012 [video]). The government enacted this bill in response to reports that due to severe poverty and high rates of alcohol abuse... half of the document... 975. In the Legislation. Retrieved from: https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/ legal/legislation Macintyre, S. (2009). A concise history of Australia, (pp.1-121). New York:Cambridge University Press.Macoun, Alissa (2011) Aboriginality and the Northern Territory interview.In Australian Journal of Political Science, 46(3), pp. 519-534. doi:10.1080/10361146.2011.595700Saban, S., & Curtis, D. [Our Generation Movie]. (2012). Our Generation: Full Version (2010, 73 minutes) [video file]. Accessible at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcq4oGL0wlI University of Melbourne Indigenous Studies (UMIS). (2011). Aboriginal Land Act 1991 (Qld). In ATNS Negotiated Agreements, Treaties and Draft Agreements [online]. Retrieved from: http://www.atns.net.au/agreement.asp?EntityID=674