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| Subject: OZschwitz man refuses to pay parking fines - YaY! Sat May 11, 2013 7:26 pm | |
| Bill Longford is refusing to pay 20 parking fines because local government is not recognised in the constitution.
The fines, totalling $1000, were issued by Ipswich City Council over the last two years in the Ipswich CBD west of Brisbane.
Mr Longford is adamant that because local government is not recognised by the Australian constitution, the council has no right to issue the fines.
"They are breaking my constitutional and democratic rights," he said. Advertisement
Ipswich City Councillor Paul Tully warned that "people should be very wary of listening to people who are challenging the constitutional structure of Australia's legal system".
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/its-the-vibe-man-refuses-to-pay-parking-fines-20130510-2jbi3.html#ixzz2T1tjjsti
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