NT and beyond

Magistrate David Loadman said he thought the courts should be allowed some discretion in forfeiting vehicles caught taking liquor into dry communities. He said in court that a vehicle worth $70,000 had been forfeited to the court recently after bringing liquor into Maningrida – a ''disproportionately high penalty'' when vehicles seemed never to be returned. He suggested an organisation such as NAALAS could lobby the NT Government to change the law to allow magistrates discretion.

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Pubdate: 07th October 2004
Source: Northern Territory News
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Copyright: 2004 Northern Territory News