Bropho v Western Australia

Bropho v Western Australia
Court	High Court of Australia
Full case name	Bropho v State of Western Australia and Another
Decided	20 June 1990
Citation(s)	[1990] HCA 24
Court membership
Judge(s) sitting	Mason CJ, Deane, Dawson, Toohey, Gaudron, McHugh and Brennan JJ

Bropho v Western Australia was a decision of the High Court of Australia, which ruled on 20 June 1990 that Section 17 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 of Western Australia bound the Crown in right of Western Australia.