Rates Cases

... and in another dramatic follow-up to the Euahlayi 'rates dispute' at the Queensland Supreme Court between the Balonne Shire Council and the Euahlayi Peoples, the Queensland Minister for Natural Resources and Mines presented an admission that there are no cession documents, nor surrender documents as a result of war, relating to the Euahlayi Peoples, neither are there any documents to show that the Euahlayi Peoples' Allodial Title to land was transferred to the Crown's Land tenure system.

 Euahlayi Rates Case: Charter of UN doesn't apply to Australia, claims Qld lawyer pdf

I'm claiming land title. I want to know how the invaders shifted Aboriginal law, Allodial Title from my mob to their common law system.

Land grants were made in the colonies of Australia under the authority of the English King but Ghillar Michael Anderson said the King did not have all the relevant information. He had been lied to about the acquiescence of the Aborigines and as such there is precedent English law that says the land grants were a fraud and everything arising from that fraud is invalid. [node:read-more:link]

In the "rates dispute" between the Brewarrina Shire Council and the Euahlayi Nation, the NSW Supreme Court has dismissed a subpoena claiming the Euahlayi are "oppressing" the State and the matter has been put over until 20 June 2014.

Ghillar Michael Anderson, Head of State of Euahlayi Peoples Republic and Convenor of the Sovereign Union, said that this confirms that the nature of Australian society and its laws are a fraud and that they operate a nation state on lands seized by murder and not by consent." [node:read-more:link]

The Rates Case in the NSW Magistrates Court in Sydney between Brewarrina shire and Michael Anderson is challenging the question of sovereignty.

Before the question of rates payable can be dealt with, the legal argument is clearly a question of jurisdiction. Also, shire councils are being paid by the Commonwealth, which is believed to be double dipping, bordering on fraud

  A fight against paying rates on ancient homelands - NITV March 2013

 Sovereign Union Media Release 30 August 2013 - Rates Case back on track pdf

Both the Euahlayi and the Murrawarri Nations have joined in a combined effort to fight against paying rates on their ancient homelands.

This is an issue that has arisen as a consequence of the Brewarrina Shire Council seeking payment of rates for services on their ancient homelands.

The matter is beyond the scope and jurisdiction of the State courts so the Federal Attorney-General will now consult with the State and Territory Attorneys-General. [node:read-more:link]