▁a ▁native ▁title ▁claim ▁by ▁the ▁Y ort a ▁Y ort a , ▁an ▁Ab original ▁Australian ▁people ▁of ▁north ▁central ▁Victoria . ▁The ▁claim ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁Justice ▁Ol ney ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁App e als ▁to ▁the ▁Full ▁Ben ch ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁were ▁also ▁dismiss ed . ▁ ▁The ▁determ ination ▁by ▁Justice ▁Ol ney ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁‘ t ide ▁of ▁history ’ ▁had ▁‘ w ashed ▁away ’ ▁any ▁real ▁acknowled g ement ▁of ▁traditional ▁laws ▁and ▁any ▁real ▁observ ance ▁of ▁traditional ▁custom s ▁by ▁the ▁applic ants . ▁ ▁An ▁appeal ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁ben ch ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁" the ▁trial ▁judge ▁err one ously ▁adopted ▁a ▁‘ f ro zen ▁in ▁time ’ ▁approach " ▁and ▁" failed ▁to ▁give ▁sufficient ▁recognition ▁to ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁traditional ▁laws ▁and ▁custom s ▁to ▁adapt ▁to ▁changed ▁circumstances ". ▁The ▁App e al ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁in ▁a ▁majority ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 1 ▁decision . ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁taken ▁on ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Australia ▁but ▁also ▁dismiss ed ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 ▁to ▁ 2 ▁majority ▁r uling ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁failed ▁native ▁title ▁claim ,