Which case is associated with people smuggling in Australia?

• A. Magaming v The Queen [2013]
• B. R v Milat
• C. Mabo v Queensland
• D. Kartinyeri v Commonwealth

Answer: (A)

This question tests recognition of a case linked to the crime of people smuggling in Australia. Magaming v The Queen [2013] is the case that dealt directly with the offence of facilitating or arranging the entry of non-citizens into Australia by sea under the Migration Act. It discusses what counts as signing on to or helping others enter illegally, and what level of knowledge or intention is required to be guilty of people smuggling. That focus makes it the option associated with people smuggling.

The other cases cover different areas: R v Milat is about homicide, Mabo v Queensland concerns native title, and Kartinyeri v Commonwealth deals with native title and heritage law. They are not about people smuggling, which is why Magaming v The Queen is the correct association.