A detailed study of dispute resolution mechanisms at Yirrkala was undertaken by Dr Nancy Williams, based on fieldwork in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Once a grievance becomes public in this way it has the status of a dispute and the procedures that need to be adopted to resolve it become important. Confirmation of findings and of action taken by those with authority over and responsibility for the principals in the dispute. The application of sanctions. All or only some of the five characteristics of dispute resolution may occur within the moot, although it is likely that some preliminary work to gather information will have been done beforehand and that follow-up work will be required afterwards.
People address themselves to the specific allegations in the case under consideration.
They may mention any other allegations they consider pertinent, and they judge the consequences of alleged acts. The convener urges the defendant to admit the extent of his or her culpable acts. The defendant, who was the agent of the culpable act, responds.