A WA parliamentary Question on Notice sought details regarding a meeting of the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee (ACMC) concerning Section 18 notices related to various mining and infrastructure projects. The response provides information on attendees, agenda, recommendations, and supporting documentation.

AnsweredQoN 5456Legislative Council
Asked
1 May 2012
Portfolio
Indigenous Affairs

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I refer to the Section 18 Notices discussed at the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee (ACMC) meeting held in Perth on 11 April 2012 in which applications covered Roy Hill Iron Ore Pty Ltd, Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd, Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd, Sinosteel Midwest Corporation Limited, Gindalbie Metals Ltd, Mount Gibson Mining Ltd, Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd, The National Trust of Australia (WA), Shire of Denmark, Alcoa of Australia and Main Roads WA, and ask -
(1) Who was in attendance at that meeting and in what capacity did they attend?
(2) Were all the items above discussed?
(3) If no to (2), why not?
(4) If no to (2), which ones were not discussed?
(5) Of the items discussed, which ones did the ACMC make recommendations or provide advice to the Minister on?
(6) In what order were the items discussed and who determined that order and on what basis?
(7) When was each member present provided with supporting and evidentiary material pertaining to all the matters before the ACMC on that day?
(8) At what time did the meeting commence?
(9) At what time did the meeting conclude?
(10) How many pages of supporting and evidentiary material was provided to each member present?

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Answered
12 June 2012
Responded by
Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Response time
42 days
Hon Gavin Fielding AM, Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee (ACMC) Chairperson;
Ms Vanessa Davies, ACMC Member;
Mrs Vanessa Kickett, ACMC Member;
Dr Ian MacLeod, Deputy Ex-Officio Member, Western Australian Museum;
Mr Cliff Weeks, Ex-Officio Member, Department of Indigenous Affairs (DIA);
Mr Aaron Rayner, DIA Chief Heritage Officer;
Dr Kathryn Przywolnik, Registrar of Aboriginal Sites;
Ms Andrea Barton, A/Executive Officer to the ACMC; and
Ms Christine Bolton, DIA Heritage Project Officer.
(2) Yes.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable.
(5) The ACMC made recommendations on all the section 18 notices discussed.
(6) Matters were discussed in Agenda order as follows:
Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd;
Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd;
Chevron Australia Pty Ltd;
FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd;
Sinosteel Midwest Corporation Limited;
Gindalbie Metals Ltd;
Mount Gibson Mining Limited;
Main Roads Western Australia;
Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd;
National Trust of Australia,;
Shire of Denmark;
Alcoa of Australia and
Main Roads Western Australia.
The Agenda was developed by DIA, with items grouped by DIA Heritage and Culture Branch North and South Regions.
(7) 30 March 2012.
(8) 9.08 a.m.
(9) 10.25 a.m.
(10) With respect to the section 18 notices discussed, male members were provided with 4,260 pages of supporting and evidentiary material. Due to the gender restricted nature of some of the material submitted, female members were provided with 4,210 pages.
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