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Aboriginal landowners in court – their case against Muckaty nuclear waste dump will continue

news today from the federal court in Melbourne re the Muckaty legal case – Dave Sweeney, 28 March 12

The judge did not accept moves by the Commonwealth and Northern Land Council (NLC)  to have the Traditional Owners case struck out.

A wide range of previously secret documentation – including the nomination deed and key anthropological advice and evidence – will now become public and a trial date will be set sometime in the future.

A move by the NLC/Commonwealth to have proceedings re-located to Darwin was also rejected and proceedings will continue in Melbourne:

March 28, 2012 - Posted by | legal, Victoria

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