Garry Hiskey, a retired magistrate, acted as solicitor for Yalata Community Inc. in the negotiations that led to the passage of the Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984 (SA). He was appointed registrar of the Credit Tribunal in 1976 and took the role of senior solicitor for the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement of South Australia from 1980 to 1984. From 1984 to 2007 he served as a magistrate in the Magistrates Court of South Australia, spending many years as joint editor with Dr Andrew Cannon of the looseleaf service, Magistrates Court Practice (SA). In 2003 he graduated with a Master of Laws degree from the University of Wollongong with his thesis entitled Understanding Magistrates Work. From 2007 until 30 June 2017 he worked part-time as an auxiliary magistrate.
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'An insider's account of the hard work and political manoeuvring necessary for land justice to be achieved for Aboriginal people fighting to reclaim what is already theirs.' - Larissa Behrendt
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'I commend this book; this narrative should be shared so we can understand and appreciate the impact of Garry Hiskey's journey with the senior law men and women and the Anangu people, resulting in the birth of the Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984.' - Parry Agius
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'An intriguing insight into the treatment of a particular group of Aboriginal Australians at a critical time in our history, and the processes of decision-making by government, informed by Garry Hiskey, the outsider, the independent lawyer, who would not be put off. I commend this book to all. It touches on matters we should be aware of. It is accessible and fast moving, frank and focused. And it gives the reader the opportunity to share in the satisfaction of the outcome.' - John Mansfield, AM, QC