6 ▁census , ▁its ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 0 8 , ▁in ▁ 2 7 ▁families . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁J ask ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Br andy ▁v ▁Human ▁Rights ▁and ▁Equ al ▁O pport unity ▁Commission ▁( H RE OC ) ▁was ▁a ▁case ▁before ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Australia ▁determ ining ▁that ▁the ▁H RE OC ▁could ▁not ▁valid ly ▁exercise ▁jud icial ▁power . ▁The ▁High ▁Court ▁maintained ▁a ▁firm ▁position ▁against ▁attempts ▁to ▁confer ▁jud icial ▁powers ▁upon ▁non - jud icial ▁bodies . ▁ ▁Background ▁Up ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Australia ' s ▁Human ▁Rights ▁and ▁Equ al ▁O pport unity ▁Commission , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁compla ints ▁of ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination ▁lod ged ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁Ra cial ▁Disc rim ination ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁( C th ) ▁( the ▁R DA ), ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁determin ations . ▁These ▁were ▁volunt ary , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁comp lain ants ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁them , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁mechanism ▁for ▁enfor cement . ▁The ▁only ▁option ▁available ▁to ▁comp lain ants ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁application ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁matter ▁re - he ard . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Wil co x ▁J ▁critic ised ▁this ▁process , ▁in ▁his ▁judgment ▁in ▁May n ard ▁v ▁Neil son , ▁as ▁being ▁cost ly ▁and ▁unnecess arily ▁repet itive .