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Terry O'Gorman, the Vice-President of the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, today criticised Queensland Government plans to remove the right to trial by jury in many court cases. The Government's proposals, contained in the Response to the Moynihan Report (pdf file) mean that any case with a maximum sentence of 3 years or fewer imprisonment will now be heard by a Magistrate, without the right to a jury.

Currently almost the only cases where 3 years or more imprisonment is the maximum sentence may be heard by a magistrate are charges of assault. Other cases that may currently be heard by a magistrate are listed here and here in the Queensland Criminal Code.

In a statement issued by Mr O'Gorman, he said:

"...the Bill currently before Parliament proposes that very serious offences such as sedition, affray, disclosure of official secrets, bribery, supplying drugs or instruments to procure abortion and criminal defamation must be heard by a Magistrate and therefore a person accused of these offences can no longer choose to have trial by jury unless a Magistrate decides there are exceptional circumstances justifying trial by jury. Most of these offences by their very nature are controversial and should be heard by a jury if an accused person so chooses rather than by a Magistrate who is a State appointed Judicial Oficer".

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Be careful, some of the dinosaurs on the bottom are load-bearing.

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Just got this email. Never seen this technique in my inbox before.

*Dear Sir,*

*we are local miners acting with full corporate and with full legal
responsibility do hereby irrevocably confirm and commit subject to the law
of perjury that we are ready, willing and able to sell Raw Alluvial Gold
Dust:*

*Commodity - Gold Dust*

*Quantity - 215kg*

*Quality -22Carats*

*Purity--97%+*

*Price ---$22,500USD*
**
*DIAMOND------EURO 300 PER CARAT*

*Since this is a first time business we only need to start with 10- or
highest 20 *

* PROCEDURES:*

*1. Buyer submits signed Letter of Intent (LOI)*

*2. Seller signs and returns LOI to Buyer with an invoice specifying all
initial costs, included, (and notations of which costs are to be deducted
from the final price)*

*3. Buyer arranges and pays for 6% of the 10kg, one round-trip ticket,
ground transportation, and a hotel room for Seller’s representative.*

*4. Seller hand carries 10kg of gold as specified above to Buyer’s refinery.
*
**
*5. After refinery assays report / Buyer pays Seller within 72 hours via bank
wire transfer price agreed to above minus initial costs as specified.*
**
*After successful completion of all steps above to the satisfaction of Buyer
and Seller, Buyer shall issue a new Letter of Intent for 50kg or 100kg as he
can afford, For the same above PROCEDURES. *
**
*So please Advise as soon as possible.*
**
*Best Regards,*
*Mr Simon Ewing
*
*Reply To: master_miners@yahoo.com
*

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¡Hola, senoritas y senors, Bienvenido a Casa del Cacto! ¿Quieres una bebido refrescante?

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