6 ] ▁H RE O CA ▁ 2 8 , ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁and ▁Equ al ▁O pport unity ▁Commission ▁( prec ursor ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission ) ▁found ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Ab original ▁applic ants ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁on ▁Great ▁Pal m ▁Island ▁Ab original ▁reserve ▁and ▁were ▁under pa id ▁between ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁( the ▁R DA ▁start ▁date ) ▁and ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁▁ ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁each ▁applic ant , ▁although ▁the ▁evidence ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁income ▁ ▁to ▁. ▁Following ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government ▁settled ▁ 5 , 7 2 9 ▁claims ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁payment ▁of ▁ ▁under ▁the ▁Award ▁W ages ▁Process , ▁established ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁to ▁Ind igen ous ▁people ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁on ▁Ab original ▁res erves ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁( the ▁date ▁their ▁policy ▁of ▁pay ing ▁below - a ward ▁rates ▁to ▁Ind igen ous ▁Austral ians ▁officially ▁ended ). ▁ ▁In ▁W ot ton ▁v ▁Queensland ▁( No ▁ 5 ) ▁police ▁ra ids ▁and ▁behaviour ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Pal m ▁Island ▁community ▁ri ot , ▁spark ed ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁in ▁cust ody ▁of ▁an ▁Ab original ▁man , ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁bre ached ▁the ▁Ra cial ▁Disc rim ination ▁Act ▁with ▁$ 2 2 0