The Doctrine of Reception Provides That

The doctrine of reception provides that:

A) Where a territory is conquered or acquired the colonising power brings with it the laws of its home country.
B) Where a territory is settled the laws of the original inhabitants remain in place.
C) Where a territory is settled the territory is regarded as previously unoccupied and the settlers bring with them the laws of their home country.
D) At the time of the colonisation of Australia the British settlers acknowledged the prior existence of Indigenous customary law.