In His Report on the Land Claim Made by the Waramungu

Multiple Choice

In his report on the land claim made by the Waramungu Aboriginal Land Council, Maurice J considered the text of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 and concluded:

A) The term 'road' included a stock route and it was not appropriate to ascertain parliamentary intention by referring to extrinsic materials.
B) It was unclear from the Minister's second reading speech whether the Act was to exclude from land claims, roads over which the public had a right of way.
C) The term 'road' included stock routes.
D) The text of the Act was unclear but referral to the Minister's second reading speech made it clear that stock routes were not 'roads'.