Continued from hotels p:5

The NT Police have harassed us constantly, because we complained to the
Anti-Discrimination Commission. Since exposing racism on the Cox Peninsula, we have had two major Police raids - ten armed Police in 1998, followed by six armed Police with a warrant to seize our computer, in 1999 and a score of 'visits'. PARIAH’s co-ordinator faces two criminal charges created by the NT Police as political reprisals, while the Police refuse to act on our complaints. 

A PARIAH member's home was ransacked, his bed urinated on and another PARIAH home was invaded and trashed (both times) while members were absent in Darwin, publicizing the racism on the Cox Peninsula.

The Complainant’s witnesses have been ‘turned’ with impunity and we are still excluded from the only social venues in a remote area, because we refuse to condone blatant racism.

The attempts to discredit us are puerile (and irrelevant ) and seem only to impress the ADC Commissioner. There is more than enough evidence to prove that systemic racism, corruption and 'abuse of office' are rife in the Territory.

Mick Lambe - PARIAH
End of Submission to Magistrate Lowndes.

NO LEGAL RECOURSE FOR 
NT ANTI-RACIST ACTIVISTS

Magistrate Lowndes was privy to the evidence of conspiracy between Government bodies and Respondents, in Political Discrimination and victimization complaints ( mentioned in Complaint 10 ) during a part hearing of one of the Victimization complaints.

Section 82 of the Criminal Code. Abuse of Office. Any person who, being employed in the public service, does or directs to be done, in abuse of the authority of his (sic) office, any arbitrary act prejudicial to the rights of another is guilty of a crime and is liable to imprisonment for 2 years.

Section 110(c) Anti-Discrimination Act. A person shall not knowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information to a person exercising a power or performing a function under this Act.

Section 23 of the Act, prohibits Victimisation ... indeed, "any detriment" to a Complainant.

Section 20 of the Act, prohibits Discrimination, (n) is the attribute: political affiliation, opinion and activity.

The Appellant's two witnesses to the incident of conspiracy between the Council and Brigade members were present to give testimony (as previously arranged with the Registrar) at this part hearing. The Magistrate did not allow our witnesses to submit their evidence - prior to dismissing the appeals.

The Anti-Discrimination Commission did not object to, or challenge, the validity of the appeals against them.

“In response to your allegations that this Commission has called you a liar l am not aware of anything that would lead to this conclusion and would be most concerned if this was the case. * Linda Weatherhead, Director of Law, Policy and Conciliation, Anti-Discrimination Commission (January 6, 2000.) *

* The continuing rejections from the ADC prompted the Complainant's allegations that the ADC did not believe his facts.

In a political and legal environment where the NT Chief Minister, Denis Burke has described the NT judicial system as “totally corrupt,” and the North Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service (NAALAS) has alleged bias against the NT Chief Magistrate, Hugh Bradley - evidence of widespread political corruption (and racism) should not be dismissed without a public hearing.

NAALAS counsel, Michael Maurice on the subject of NT Chief Magistrate, Hugh Bradley. "...misleading and deceptive statements from the bench ... desperately trying to hide something from public scrutiny ... out and out sell-out on the principles of judicial independence." NT NEWS, April 20 2000.

Mr Bradley owns a house on the Cox Peninsula and is a member of the Cox Country Club.

Update: Chief Magistrate Bradley was cleared of the complaints of bias.

Update: "Oh we of little faith..." NT Chief Magistrate Bradley - on the ropes again.

NAALAS show how determination and belief in your principles pay off.

...Update to Bradley case - NT Government appeal fails.

More on this

The Appellant (PARIAH's CO-ordinator) was forced to protest bias and denial of natural justice - prior to the Magistrate's blanket joining and then dismissal, of these four uncontested appeals. He was also threatened with contempt and imprisonment three times, for protesting the cover-up by, "the racist and corrupt CLP".

PARIAH members have a right to legal recourse after two and a half years of absorbing constant punishment from a racist CLP Government network unable to publicly defend their actions.

Racism perverts government, because it is an intellectually indefensible, ideology, dependant on secrecy and inevitable corruption to exist.

The NT Greens (17 October, 1999) have already called for an inquiry into the handling of the PARIAH complaints and the victimisation of PARIAH members and other political activists in the NT. (go to Green Support)

The NT Labour Party has yet to answer PARIAH’s enquiries. Their lack of interest in the struggle for a democratic and tolerant NT is probably why they are still in opposition after twenty-six years.

PARIAH is working on an appeal to the NT Supreme Court and will continue to fight for an inquiry into the CLP’s tradracist policies.

UPDATE: Lack of funds made such an appeal impossible - but the threat of further legal action kept the racists in Klandorah sweating, because they are lying.

No one has publicly denied or legally challenged any of PARIAH's allegations of racism and corruption in over three years.

Better a PARIAH Than a LIAR!

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