National Human Rights Consultation Submission 

AGWW-7QYUAP 

Name: raymond burnett 

Submission Text: 

law in Australia is about two things and two things only
 

(1) it's not about justice it's about law
 
(2) law in Australia assumes your wealthy
 

 
As our law is precedent based wealthy defendants can adjourn and drag out
 
civil matters for years arguing over points of law that go back
 
centuries...thus enabling the wealthy defendants to financially
 
disadvantage average litigants with limited funds forcing them eventually
 
to withdraw from proper justice outcomes...
 

 
this is my case
 
i purchased a 30 acre property in northern NSW in 1994...prior to purchase
 
i instructed my solicitor to inquire of both the EPA and local council as
 
to whether the land was healthy.for two reason
 
(one)
 
my partner was HIV and the move to the country was for his health sake
 
(two)
 
we wished to establish a medicinal herb growing venture
 

 
i was given written assurance that the land was healthy and suitable for
 
growing medicinal herbs...12 months after purchase the truth was revealed
 
that the authorities had covered up the fact that the site was a toxic
 
cattle dipsite.of which they were fully aware at the time of inquiry..both
 
my partner and i have suffered serious health injuries.as a result of being
 
poisoned by contaminated soils..plus lost our financial wealth as the
 
property is now virtually unsaleable
 

 
as there are 2000 toxic un re mediated dip sites in nsw north at an approx
 
cost of remediation of $850.000 each...the NSW govt via the crown
 
solicitors have fought me to this day 12 years of court cases and
 
settlement 4 years ago, is till not completed..and they are now arguing
 
over costs to my disadvantage.
 

 
the govt is prepared to outspend my legal where withal . and have done
 
so... after 12 years of futile court procedures it becomes apparent..they
 
are able to ride rough shod over my human rights and also every
 
environmental law both state and federal...
 
ray burnett 
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