Unusual location of the Month: Hutt River Principality
Hutt River was founded on 21 April 1970 by Leonard George Casley. Casley founded the "country" in response to a dispute with the government of Western Australia about what he considered draconian wheat production quotas and taxes. (It's all about taxes and quotas or?) Casley and the other families joined the farms owned in Hutt River, the quota to fight and Casley filed a protest with the governor of Western Australia. When the government said it would not abolish the quotas, Casley sued for damages of $ 52 million. After he had the case not successful and lost grip Casley and his staff at a British law (the Treason Act 1495), the "permitted" cleave them their independence from Australia and explain.
The Government of Western Australia it determines could not prevent them from asking the Canberra government to help. The then Governor-General of Australia, Sir Paul Hasluck, explained that it was unconstitutional to intervene for Australia in secession. Under Australian law, had two years created the Casley government declaration to fight and if this is not done, the province had de facto legal status on April 21, 1972. (Like I said, it's a right mess!)
in the early 1980s, to Hutt River Province declares to be a kingdom, but soon after returned
in its original status of a principality. The Principality was a series of own stamps and coins to solve. The currency of the Hutt is the Hutt River dollar, which is divided into 100 cents. The Hutt River dollars tied at one-to-one relationship with the Australian dollar. Although few people in Hutt River actually live, the Principality maintains a global citizenry of 13,000. 
The Australian government does not really interfere with Hutt River or Casley. They let him be in his own cunning as long as it does not cause too much trouble. However, Australia has submitted observations companies say can not be avoided to pay taxes in the "province" incorporate. If people are trying to do so, they face stiff penalties and fines. The attitude here is a kind of "let this crazy guy who have fun, but we will not let it spread." He is also currently the government in international court suing the unclaimed areas in Western Australia as his own to claim under international law.
If you are driving the West Coast, Hutt River makes for an unusual and interesting stop. It really is a huge cattle ranch, is no different from the many that exist in Western Australia abound. But the strangeness of the "royal family", and his claim that he make travel for an interesting few hours can. It's one of those monuments as seen stopping the world's largest ball of yarn in Nowhere, USA, the long road excursions Entertainment. Hutt River is on the road from North Hampton to Kalbarri Park. You can spend the night if you want, otherwise the country is open 9:00 to 16:00. Admission is free. Visit the website for more information about traveling there.
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