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Court day in Yuendumu Part 2 – The Community Court caravan rolls into town

October 23, 2008 – 3:37 pm

When Stipendiary Magistrate John Birch’s Court caravan rolled into Yuendumu late last week he bought a new model of the law into town with him. Community Courts, as distinct from the regular Magistrates Court being held in a community, have been around in the Territory since 2005 but until last week had only been active [...]

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Australian politics, The Law, The NT Intervention, Yuendumu | Also tagged Add new tag, Community Courts, Magistrates Court, Yuendumu, Yuendumu Mediation and Justice Group | Comments (1)

Court day in Yuendumu – Part 1

October 22, 2008 – 11:43 am

The NT Magistrates Court rolled into Yuendumu for its bi-monthly visit late last week. Leading the 4 wheel-driven caravan was Stipendiary Magistrate John Birch, with an assortment of defence lawyers, police prosecutors and staff from the Central Australian Aboriginal Family Legal service in tow. Add the eight members of the Yuendumu Mediation and Justice Group, [...]