ABC News Wed, 5 Jan 2000 9:43 CDT LOCAL NEWS : South Australia Loophole in new law may allow protest camp A legal loophole may mean a group of Aboriginal protesters won't have to move from their North Terrace campsite outside Government House in Adelaide. The City Council says the new Local Government Act, which came into force on New Year's Day, does NOT prohibit camping on designated road reserves. The Prince Henry Gardens, where the protest is being held, falls into that category. Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith says she's meeting today with the Acting Premier Rob Kerin, to discuss the new Act. "We'll be meeting during the course of the day to discuss this anomoly as an issue and to talk in general about the activities on North Terrace and how the activities can best be managed," Ms Lomax-Smith said. Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith says this is only one of many problems with the new Local Government Act. "We uncovered one anomaly that we've discussed with the Office of Local Government, but I suspect there are many more and it'll be the matter of the next few months allowing us to uncover areas where there are unforeseen outcomes," Ms Lomax-Smith said. "We recognised this one in advance of the January 1 change, but I suspect there'll be a few others come to light over the next few months," she said. � 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/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
