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Australian
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"Accountable Representation for the
People" Fox Bounty needs to be extended Opinion on the
water crisis Overflowing my
limited brain, dreaming about water, it's giving me the pips Put the price up,
rainfall down, but look carefully, some areas have cyclone hits An advertisement
on the back of 1960s Weekly Times, 1 think with a picture For Caterpillar
said "There is enough water in this country. Dam it!" Damn it! The Docomgrens (Do-gooder communist
greenies) they say no! Mr Beattie is
trying to, and needs to, but that's kicked up a fuss A while back we
had Cyclone Larry, this knocked the banana flow Affected our
tummies and wallets, yes, that caused a rumpus. Innisfail also recently had rainfall of inches to
fill their tanks So build a few low wall dams to hold some of this water
still Get plenty of experts and surveyors to really study some maps And
remember, my mum said water did like to run downhill My 1950s Ampol road map and borrowed 1982 Macquarie
show Between Below Townsville, Mt Elliot 1,234m; west of Mackay,
Mt Dalrymple 1,259m Probably lost you by now, but 1 will dream on; it
might make sense. Toowoomba had a referendum recently about recycling
wee and poo South of Kingaroy for Toowoomba, Sits Mt Kiangalow 1,135m, Bald Hills No. 2 at 783m
north of Toowoomba Mt Mistake 1,013m south of Toowoomba. Mistake all right but elevation
1,000m will do. Now back to With solar powered day time or hydraulically
operated pumps full time The dammed excess water, shift it, lift it,
Cairns/Innisfail 1,300m on the range Into small pressure dams like your overhead cold/hot
water tank in line. Mr Richard Pratt (Visy) would work this out, and put
in a big poly pipe Joining up between the high spots, running along
rivers, roads, railway lines Crossing private property, this will be hard, cause
a stink, right! Nearly forgot the native title, had the water
running, stop here, fine. Dropping slowly, but filling existing reservoirs on
the way, with impossible state co-operation Near the At 1,500 m a deep pressure dam for excess, even be sent
inland; need to turn a few taps Sealing the pipeline, water would even level back to
Bartle Frere, From Snowy to Eildon, running it by small poly pipe
into the Remember this is Goulburn water, Bracks is gunna try
and pinch for Experts craving to pump it to Ballarat, with
consultants striking bingo How water got so low before strong restrictions,
more experts will know. Use Mt Warrenheip is 741 m but White Swan is below,
540m, Lal Lal 430m Enough clues. now, overloading, it's getting hard,
Grampians 800m to 466m Rocklands Reservoir at about 200m even dig Hindmarsh
deeper, pump back. This nowadays will need many computer simulations,
print-outs and studies More politicians, experts, committees, consultants,
surveyors and lobbyists Maps might even show other areas, Ord, Hamersley, But this eased my brain pressure, dam, lift, pipe
system, might work there too. Years ago our parents said we had something called
commonsense To use it, add nous, maybe lateral thinking and even
a bit of cunning If possible initiative; and some teachers said times
fast-moving, keep thinking The computer has none of these buttons, so just leave
the excess water running. Donald J Stalker Fox Bounty needs to be extended We congratulate the State Government on its policy to continue
the fox bounty in type. But we would encourage the government to reintroduce
the real bounty immediately and extend it to other feral animals, including
such species as feral cats, sparrows and starlings. Not only does the bounty provide a financial incentive for
species specific vermin control, it also has other health and social benefits
for society. For example, fox
drives attract many older people out into the bush environment and promotes
healthy social interchange and beneficial exercise. The indirect financial benefit to government and society,
far out weighs the relatively small amount paid out in fox bounties. To participate in fox drives, hunters
are contributing significantly to the economy, in purchases of food,
clothing, fuel and ammunition, that also outweigh any fox bounty payments. Finally, there is evidence that baiting is not 100 per cent
species specific, with reports of native wildlife being decimated around
baiting sites. For example,
significant amounts of dead stump tail lizards and the absence of birds of
prey. Ian Dean Hunting - Cultural Heritage or Sport? For me this question is easy. Hunting is a part of my cultural heritage and is in no way
a sport. Target shooting is
sport, going out to shoot a few ducks or rabbits is fulfilling a need, not
just to gather food but also to maintain my hunting heritage. You may be asking what point am I trying make. Well I have changed anti-duck
hunters around with the argument that hunting is my cultural heritage. It's hard to say you are just perusing
a sport, it just does not rub with the anti's. If the hunting heritage issue is not working with the antis, I
use our indigenous brothers to help my argument. For example, if the anti rejects the cultural heritage
argument then I tell them that they then would not support the rights of all
Australians to continue their hunting traditions. This usually wins the argument. I ask them what is the difference between our ingenious
brothers' right and need to hunt to that of other sections of the Australian
community having the same right and need? Always support Australians right to hunt. It is the right thing to do for indigenous
Australians , and it also helps maintain our rights. Some people say they don't have to justify their actions to
anyone. That may be morally
right, but when the anti groups are pressuring politicians and convincing the
public that any one who hunts is an ogre, it is time to stand up for yourself. Never be afraid to let people now that you go hunting. A lot of people have the
misconception that any one who hunts in an ignorant right wing red neck. It often surprises people to find out
that people from all walks of life, men and women, politically left, right or
indifferent, go hunting. So let people know that you go hunting and the reason why. If they do not know you hunt, then
they may think that banning hunting will not effect anyone much. Remember that you not only hunt and
vote but you are maintaining your cultural heritage. Freehold land or Fee Simple. From HCA Isaacs 1923 and Kirby 1998(Sept) In the case of Vigers v. Dean of "In the language of
the English law, the word fee signifies an estate of inheritance as
distinguished from a less estate; not, as in the language of the feudists, a
subject of tenure as distinguished from an allodium. Allodium being wholly
unknown to English law, the latter distinction would in fact have no meaning.
A fee simple is the most extensive in quantum, and the most absolute in
respect to the rights which it confers, of all estates known to the law. It
confers, and since the beginning of legal history it always has conferred,
the lawful right to exercise over, upon, and in respect to, the land, every
act of ownership which can enter into the imagination, including the right to
commit unlimited waste; and, for all practical purposes of ownership, it
differs from the absolute dominion of a chattel, in nothing except the
physical indestructibility of its subject. The People's Mandate The issue
of a 'People's Mandate' relates to advancing the position that the People are
Sovereign over the Parliament. The government of the day is the servant of
the Sovereign People who create it. A petition by the People to the
government is but a plea, and carries no weight other than to inform the
government of the views of a group of people. A 'People's Mandate' is quite
different in that it is a direct order or instruction from the Sovereign
People to their servants, the government, to do or not to do a specific
thing. A government ignores a 'Mandate' at their peril, for if a direct order
from the majority of the Sovereign People in the affected area (in this case,
the shire) was to be ignored, the government have ceased to be the servants
of the People and have usurped power and authority not vested in them. Any
government who were to commit such an act would abdicate their role as the
government of the People. 'The
supreme, absolute and uncontrollable authority remains with the people.' and
'The members of that body are called the "sovereign people", and
every citizen is one of this people and a constituent member of the
sovereignty.' Ref P286, The Annotated Constitution of the Land Rates & Taxes High Court
Rulings must be enforced by law, 1903 Judiciary Act Section 15 High Court
rulings -‑ Mabo & Others ‑v‑ Quote from
Quick & Garran. "Not
all enactments purporting to be laws made by the Parliament are binding, but all laws made under, in pursuance of, and within
the authority conferred by the Constitution, and only those, are binding on
the courts, judges, and people. A law in excess of the authority conferred
by the Constitution is no law; it is wholly void and inoperative, it
confers no rights, it imposes no duties, and it affords no protection. Few
know that our laws were taken from (5) There
is Federal law Paragraph
51 of the Australian Constitution limits Federal laws, if 51 does not
specifically delegate a power to the Commonwealth then the House of
Representatives cannot make laws on those matters. If laws are made they are
of no effect and need not be obeyed. Half of the Federal laws have no effect. There is
State law The
States were autonomous, so no single entity could get power but they are
subservient to all of the above as reaffirmed in the Legislative standards
act which states: S4 of the
Legislative Standards Act 1992 as "Fundamental, Principles" which
are the principles relating to legislating that underlie a Parliamentary
Democracy based an the "Rule of Law"; One of those principles is
that legislation should "not adversely affect rights and liberties
retrospectively". This means
that freehold land acquired under a previous act must continue to have the
same rights and privileges that existed under the land act irrespective of
amendments to the act. The land, water, air and trees were yours and still
are. The Government cannot take your right to use the water, trees, lawfully
it is yours to use as you see fit. They do not have a say. Full force
of the Australian Constitution is outlined. The Annotated Australian
Constitution by Quick & Garran provides us with laws a plenty to prove
that the States cannot take control of the soil, water, buildings and
vegetation on freehold land and fee simple land. Victorian
Legislation The Acts
Interpretation Act 1954 defines enactments in force and includes (pages 8 ‑‑
s9 Para 6) (a) A British or NSW act that is in force in as.ppp This means
that the Magna Carta 1297 and the Bill of Rights 1689 must be interpreted as
written. They are in force and listed as such in the Imperial Acts
Application, No 70 of 1980. Every other state has similar legislation listing
the enactments that can't be removed. The Acts
Interpretation Act also limits the power of the current Government. At page 8
-‑ 9 para 9 (1) a. it stipulates that, an act is to be interpreted as
operating to full extent of, but not to exceed, parliaments legislative
power. What does
it all mean? It means
the Politicians cannot seize property, to take control of your property, even
if they make laws to that effect. The laws are not valid, it means that the
politicians are subservient to the will of the people. Land held
in fee simple was handed down by King James and is incorporated in the
"Coronation Oath"; the Queen can't ascend the Throne unless she
agrees to uphold the Oath. The full
Supreme Court of NSW held that feudal system of land tenure, and with it the
principle that land is held "of the Crown" was part of law of (444) Quia
Emptores 1290 and the Tenures Abolition Act 1660 were part of the English law
received into "Land
held in fee simple of the Crown may be assured in fee simple without license
or fine and the person taking under assurance shall hold the land of the
Crown in the same manner as the land was held before assurance took effect. Section 37
provides: All
tenures created by the Crown upon any grant in fee simple made after the
commencement of this act shall be taken to be in free and common socage
without any incident of tenure for the benefit of the Crown. In Section 29
of the Queensland Land Act 1974 states that a person holding a parcel of land
is assured under fee simple tenure of all the rights of "disponer",
and that terminology the disponer is referring to the Crown, so all the
rights of the disponer are transferred to the disponee which is the
purchaser. That is binding on the Sovereign, Heirs and Successors. So when we
look at that in total the Property Law Act tells us that our freehold land is
created in fee simple, its created without benefit to the Crown, other than
the aforementioned reservations, that as the owners of that property we hold
that property without license or fine and we are also assured that each time
the land is transferred that all of the rights of the previous owner are
transferred to the new owner. I know at
times we all complain about paying stamp duty, in fact the payment of stamp
duty is in fact a payment contrary to fee simple tenure because it is a title
without benefit to the Crown and without license or fine. The transfer of
land title cannot bring about a fee, note fee simple. Stamp duty is in fact a
fee.
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