The Daily Telegraph
Aboriginal Tent Embassy eviction
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ABORIGINAL protesters have been served an eviction notice to
dismantle their Tent Embassy outside Old Parliament House.
The National Capital Authority says Australian Federal Police will be
ordered to drag away the ramshackle buses and lean-tos that make
up the embassy if protesters do not.
The notice was served under the Trespass on Commonwealth Land
Ordinance. Protesters can be prosecuted and fined $550.
"We've been trying to hold discussions and negotiations with the
group of protesters to find a conciliatory solution," a spokeswoman
for the NCA said.
"But they haven't responded to our requests, so we've served
them with a notice to either meet with us to discuss the removal of
the illegal structures and vehicles dumped there or to do it
themselves.
"It's a serious problem for the Authority, both for our duty of care
and from a public health standpoint.
"We have the authority to request the AFP remove the structures if
they don't comply."
Tent Embassy protest leader Ray Swan was unavailable for
comment yesterday.
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