ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn ðə kˈoːɹt dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ðætðɪ ˈɔːɹdɪnənsᵻz ænd mˈaɪnɪŋ lˈiːsᵻz wɜː vˈælɪd, ænd ðætðə jˈɑːlŋɡuː pˈiːpəl wɜː nˌɑːt ˈeɪbəl tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ðɛɹ nˈeɪɾɪv tˈaɪɾəl æt kˈɑːmən lˈɔː, ɪn ɐ dᵻsˈɪʒən nˈoʊn æz ðə mˈɪlɚɹəpəm dᵻsˈɪʒən, ɔːɹ ðə ɡˈoʊv lˈænd ɹˈaɪts kˈeɪs.
In 1971 the court decided that the ordinances and mining leases were valid, and that the Yolngu people were not able to establish their native title at common law, in a decision known as the Milirrpum decision, or the Gove land rights case.