In His Report on the Land Claim Made by the Waramungu

question 67

Multiple Choice

In his report on the land claim made by the Waramungu Aboriginal Land Council, Maurice J considered the text of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 and concluded:

• A)The term 'road' included a stock route and it was not appropriate to ascertain parliamentary intention by referring to extrinsic materials.
• B)It was unclear from the Minister's second reading speech whether the Act was to exclude from land claims, roads over which the public had a right of way.
• C)The term 'road' included stock routes.
• D)The text of the Act was unclear but referral to the Minister's second reading speech made it clear that stock routes were not 'roads'.

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