Aboriginal Group Moves Quickly To Halt Blockade Of Band Office

More and more frequently, the courts are being called upon to use their power of injunctive relief to assist parties adversely affected by blockades of their lawful operations due to disputes over resource management and development. Further, recent cases indicate that Aboriginal groups are themselves increasingly using these remedies to protect their legal and property interests against their own members. Given that current police response policy is typically to decline to assist parties facing unlawful blockades and interference with their operations absent a court order with specific enforcement provisions, this has also led to additional court applications respecting enforcement of such injunction orders.