chimera wrote on Feb 16
th, 2020 at 5:11pm:
Sir Grappler Truth Teller wrote on Feb 16
th, 2020 at 4:26pm:
overlooking the simple reality that you are seeking preferential treatment on the basis of some flimsy point...
Tenez Le Droit - does not translate to Tenuous Rot.
"Sydney man, Bill Gertos, took possession of a home in 1998, after its occupant died.
After noticing the abandoned property, he changed the locks, performed renovations and rented it out, before recently bringing a court application to apply for ownership.
The test Mr Gertos needed to prove to be entitled to legal ownership of the land was:
He had uninterrupted possession of the property for at least 12 years (the same applies in Queensland and Western Australia, however in Victoria and South Australia it is 15 years)."
11 years pass. "Mr Gertos that's my dad's house."
"Oh no it's not heh heh..It's all mine".
"It would be in 5 days, but now it's mine"
"5 days?"
"5 days".
Big stretch - a hell of a lot different from saying that you 'own' several thousand square kilometres because your ancestors walked on it... while you sit in town and drink beer at the club and hit the pokies on 'pay day/rent day'.
Where is the 'uninterrupted possession' from a few people of any group living in rented town homes owned by government and given on social security, of countless thousands of square kilometres?
Where is their title? In the air? In their heads? In their memories?
In that case, anyone can claim that kind of ownership on any whim... bet they wouldn't get it, though.
This nonsense has to stop now - set a time limit on claims, set standards, and then it's over and done. If you haven't lived the traditional life there you cannot claim traditional ownership, and no more claims will be entertained after a specified date.
Speak now or forever hold your peace, and try to earn ownership and respect by your actions.
** My ancestors ranged from Melbourne (now Melbadishu) to Far North Queensland.... might have to make a traditional ownership claim meself...
One law for all - or none at all.