Contaminated
land issues usually arise in READ MORE
Not exact matches
Although it is against the law for travelers to occupy
land which has not been designated for this purpose, it is not a criminal offense to occupy private or council - owned
land so responsibility lies with the landowner and the police are not
usually involved.Most of the time, the
issue can be resolved by speaking to the travelers and agreeing a date by which they will move on.
But as anyone who has worked on forestry
issues — particularly in the tropical regions home to the world's greatest biodiversity — knows, the demise of natural forests
usually comes in the form of a double whammy: first come the loggersbut then come the settlers who turn the
land into farms or plantations, preventing the re-growth of natural forest.
There is also a tendency for
land - based groups only to develop interest and expertise in
land and heritage
issues, they do not
usually concern themselves with health, housing or employment, for example.
Usually a notification
lands every two months or so — cultural safety is not often a headline
issue.
Discussions of customary law in policy and legislative contexts
usually concentrate on its interface with the criminal justice system, with occasional acknowledgements of its relevance to
land, resource, and heritage
issues.