ABC News Tue, 2 Nov 1999 16:48 AEST LOCAL NEWS : South Australia Supreme Court judges explain why Hindmarsh Bridge appeal failed The Full Court of the South Australian Supreme Court says a claim that building the Hindmarsh Island Bridge, south of Adelaide, is an act of genocide, had been doomed to failure. The Court has published its reasons for rejecting an application to prevent work from starting on the bridge after yesterday taking 10 minutes to unanimously uphold a Supreme Court decision to reject the application. In its reasons, the court said the claim that the building of the bridge was an act of genocide was a serious one, but not one that could be brought under Australian law. The court was also critical of the lateness of the action, which came just as work on the bridge was due to begin. It says the proceedings could have been brought during a number of inquiries into the bridge, including the 1995 Royal Commision, or at any time since. The lawyer who argued the case has indicated he'll be taking the matter to the High Court. © 1999 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
