Hon Wilson Tucker asks the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs to list stakeholders consulted during the drafting of the Aboriginal Heritage Legislation Amendment and Repeal Bill 2023. The Minister provides a list of organisations consulted.

AnsweredQoN 1209Legislative Council
Asked
11 October 2023
Portfolio
Aboriginal Affairs

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ABORIGINAL HERITAGE
LEGISLATION AMENDMENT AND REPEAL BILL 2023 —CONSULTATION
1209. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the Leader of the House representing the
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I apologise in advance if this has
already been answered as part of the repeal bill debate. Can the minister
please provide a list of stakeholders consulted with during the drafting of the
Aboriginal Heritage Legislation Amendment and Repeal Bill 2023?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
Targeted amendments to the
Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 that are included in this bill were drawn from
feedback over years of consultation about reforms to the legislation and
regulations that protect and manage Aboriginal heritage in Western Australia.
The following organisations have
been specifically consulted and directly engaged by the government on this
bill, including proposed amendments to the bill, draft regulations and other
policy documents that will support the legislation: the Aboriginal Cultural
Heritage Council; the Amalgamated Prospectors and Leaseholders Association of Western
Australia; the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies; Cement Concrete
and Aggregates Australia; the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA; the Department
of Finance, in consultation with the Department of Education; the Department of
Primary Industries and Regional Development; the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation's
environmental protection services; the Kimberley Land Council; Main Roads Western Australia; the National Native Title Council; Nyamba Buru Yawuru; the
Pastoralists and Graziers Association; the Western
Australian division of the Property Council of Australia; the State
Administrative Tribunal ; Tjiwarl Aboriginal Corporation; the Western Australian
division of the Urban Development Institute of Australia; the Western Australian
Farmers Federation; the Water Corporation; the Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation;
the Western Australian Local Government Association; the Yamatji Marlpa
Aboriginal Corporation; and the Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation.

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