❓ Question regarding a proposed industrial jetty at Entrance Point Reef in Broome, raising concerns about potential damage to registered Aboriginal Heritage Sites, dinosaur footprints, and fossilised human footprints, and seeking details on consultation and approvals.
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I refer to Entrance
Point Reef in Broome, that is within a registered Aboriginal Heritage Site and
is the site of a proposed industrial floating jetty, and I ask:
(a) what are the names of
the registered Aboriginal Heritage Sites in the proposed development envelope;
(b) when were the sites in (a) registered;
(c) in reference to (b), who was the informant;
(d) what is the
significance of the site(s) to the Aboriginal informants of the site;
(e) is the Minister aware
that there are 130-million-year-old dinosaur footprints in the development area;
(f) is the Minister aware
of the heritage significance of the dinosaur footprints on the Broome coast, including that they are on the National Heritage List;
(g) is the Minister aware
of the significance of the dinosaur footprints to the Aboriginal people who
ensured the site was registered as an Aboriginal Heritage Site;
(h) is the Minister aware
that some dinosaur footprints in the area are considered highly culturally significant
to Aboriginal people of the region;
(i) is the Minister aware
that some of these footprints have been found in, or near, the proposed impact
zone of the industrial jetty;
(j) if yes to (i), how will the Minister ensure they
are not damaged by infrastructure;
(k) is the Minister aware that fossilised human footprints are present at Entrance Point in Broome;
(l) if yes to (k), how
will the Minister ensure they are not damaged by infrastructure;
(m) have any studies been
done within the development area determining whether fossilised human
footprints could be under threat from this development, both within the
intertidal zone and/or on the shoreline;
(n) if yes to (m), will
the Minister table the study;
(o) did the Port of
Broome authority inform Kimberley Marine Support Base (KMSB) that there was an
Aboriginal Heritage Site, or sites, in the proposed impact zone of the floating
jetty;
(p) if yes to (o), when;
(q) did KMSB apply for a
Section 18 permit to destroy a site prior to undertaking exploratory drilling
in October 2023;
(r) if no to (q), did
that potentially contravene the
Aboriginal Heritage Act
;
(s) if no to (q), why
not;
(t) has the KMSB now
applied for a Section 18 permit at the Port of Broome;
(u) if yes to (t), when
did they apply;
(v) if yes to (t), was
it referred to the Aboriginal Cultural Materials Committee (ACMC);
(w) if yes to (v), when;
(x) in reference to (v), has the ACMC made a
recommendation on the application;
(y) if yes to (t), when
was the decision made;
(z) in reference to (y), will the Minister table the minutes or record of the decision;
(aa) if no to (z), why
not;
(bb) if the ACMC has made
a recommendation, has the Minister accepted the recommendation and approved the
Section 18 application;
(cc) if yes to (bb), when
was the decision made by the Minister;
(dd) were the informants
of the registered site/s, or their descendants, consulted on the Section 18
application;
(ee) if no to (dd), why
not;
(ff) if yes to (dd), did
the informants object to the granting of a Section 18 application;
(gg) if yes to (ff), on
what grounds did they object;
(hh) if the informants
were consulted around a Section 18 application, did say they were adequately
consulted in a fair manner;
(ii) if no to (hh), why
did the informants say they weren’t consulted fairly;
(jj) if the Section 18
application has been granted, what values of the Aboriginal Heritage Site are
allowed to be destroyed; and
(kk) has Native Title been
extinguished at the Port of Broome?
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Point Reef in Broome, that is within a registered Aboriginal Heritage Site and
is the site of a proposed industrial floating jetty, and I ask:
(a) what are the names of
the registered Aboriginal Heritage Sites in the proposed development envelope;
(b) when were the sites in (a) registered;
(c) in reference to (b), who was the informant;
(d) what is the
significance of the site(s) to the Aboriginal informants of the site;
(e) is the Minister aware
that there are 130-million-year-old dinosaur footprints in the development area;
(f) is the Minister aware
of the heritage significance of the dinosaur footprints on the Broome coast, including that they are on the National Heritage List;
(g) is the Minister aware
of the significance of the dinosaur footprints to the Aboriginal people who
ensured the site was registered as an Aboriginal Heritage Site;
(h) is the Minister aware
that some dinosaur footprints in the area are considered highly culturally significant
to Aboriginal people of the region;
(i) is the Minister aware
that some of these footprints have been found in, or near, the proposed impact
zone of the industrial jetty;
(j) if yes to (i), how will the Minister ensure they
are not damaged by infrastructure;
(k) is the Minister aware that fossilised human footprints are present at Entrance Point in Broome;
(l) if yes to (k), how
will the Minister ensure they are not damaged by infrastructure;
(m) have any studies been
done within the development area determining whether fossilised human
footprints could be under threat from this development, both within the
intertidal zone and/or on the shoreline;
(n) if yes to (m), will
the Minister table the study;
(o) did the Port of
Broome authority inform Kimberley Marine Support Base (KMSB) that there was an
Aboriginal Heritage Site, or sites, in the proposed impact zone of the floating
jetty;
(p) if yes to (o), when;
(q) did KMSB apply for a
Section 18 permit to destroy a site prior to undertaking exploratory drilling
in October 2023;
(r) if no to (q), did
that potentially contravene the
Aboriginal Heritage Act
;
(s) if no to (q), why
not;
(t) has the KMSB now
applied for a Section 18 permit at the Port of Broome;
(u) if yes to (t), when
did they apply;
(v) if yes to (t), was
it referred to the Aboriginal Cultural Materials Committee (ACMC);
(w) if yes to (v), when;
(x) in reference to (v), has the ACMC made a
recommendation on the application;
(y) if yes to (t), when
was the decision made;
(z) in reference to (y), will the Minister table the minutes or record of the decision;
(aa) if no to (z), why
not;
(bb) if the ACMC has made
a recommendation, has the Minister accepted the recommendation and approved the
Section 18 application;
(cc) if yes to (bb), when
was the decision made by the Minister;
(dd) were the informants
of the registered site/s, or their descendants, consulted on the Section 18
application;
(ee) if no to (dd), why
not;
(ff) if yes to (dd), did
the informants object to the granting of a Section 18 application;
(gg) if yes to (ff), on
what grounds did they object;
(hh) if the informants
were consulted around a Section 18 application, did say they were adequately
consulted in a fair manner;
(ii) if no to (hh), why
did the informants say they weren’t consulted fairly;
(jj) if the Section 18
application has been granted, what values of the Aboriginal Heritage Site are
allowed to be destroyed; and
(kk) has Native Title been
extinguished at the Port of Broome?
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