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South Australian Government lackey of mining interests in legal action against Aborigines

ATTORNEY GENERAL TO APPEAL MINING BAN, Australian Mining By Andrew Duffy on  18 January 2012  South Australia’s Attorney General John Rau is appealing a decision by the state’s Supreme Court to block development of an exploration lease held by Argonaut Resources.

On Friday the court ruled exploration at the Lake Torrens tenement could not go ahead after an Aboriginal Heritage Site Card was lodged over the area. The court ruled the development had denied procedural fairness to the traditional owners, the Kohatha Wati and Adnyamathanha people.

According to Adelaide Now Rau has decided to appeal the decision on advice from Crown Law…..

the decision was a worrying sign for the SA mining industry, and allowed Government to “veto exploration and mining activities” on land where traditional ownership could be asserted…. http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/attorney-general-to-appeal-mining-ban

January 19, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, South Australia | South Australia