Stolen generation lodges appeal Source: AAP|Published: Monday August 14, 10:08 AM Lawyers for the stolen generation of Aborigines said today they would appeal a Federal Court decision throwing out a compensation claim. Jack Rush, QC, a lead counsel for two Aborigines separated from their families as children, said the legal team would begin planning its appeal. �We've formed the preliminary view that we will appeal but we have to get instructions and an appeal process will be extremely costly,� he told ABC radio. �We have to, one, put our reasons and thoughts into writing and we have to speak to our clients and move from there.� Last Friday, Federal Court Justice Maurice O'Loughlin threw out the compensation claim brought by Lorna Cubillo, 62, and Peter Gunner, 53, due to lack of evidence. They had argued government officers acted beyond the laws of the time by not taking due care and by acting from a racist desire to assimilate Aboriginal children into white society. But Justice O'Loughlin said there was not enough evidence to support Mrs Cubillo's claim while a thumbprint from Mr Gunner's mother had indicated he was taken away with her consent. -- ********************************** 'Click' to protect the rainforest: Make the Rainforest Site your homepage! http://www.therainforestsite.com/ ********************************** ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
