❓ Hon Neil Thomson questions the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs regarding the review of native title and heritage processes, specifically focusing on the proposed native title party support strategy, the government's commitment to compensation guidelines, and the minister's previous statements on compensation liability.
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Native title and heritage laws—Review
456. Hon Neil Thomson to
the Leader of the House representing the
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to the
review of the native title and heritage processes in Western Australia,
commissioned in 2025, and the minister's response to question on notice 2232 on
9 June.
(1) What is the proposed native title
party support strategy, and when will it be released?
(2) Recommendation 6 calls for the state
to publish guidelines on approaches to the negotiation and calculation of compensation.
Has the government committed to drafting these guidelines urgently and
developing a statewide compensation register and, if not, why not?
(3) Given that the minister stated it was
not possible to confirm the extent of the state's native title compensation
liability because of "uncertainties associated with identifying acts that
give rise to a compensation liability and the legal principles for assessing
compensation", will the minister now concede that this is in fact both
factually incorrect and the wrong policy approach?
456. Hon Neil Thomson to
the Leader of the House representing the
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to the
review of the native title and heritage processes in Western Australia,
commissioned in 2025, and the minister's response to question on notice 2232 on
9 June.
(1) What is the proposed native title
party support strategy, and when will it be released?
(2) Recommendation 6 calls for the state
to publish guidelines on approaches to the negotiation and calculation of compensation.
Has the government committed to drafting these guidelines urgently and
developing a statewide compensation register and, if not, why not?
(3) Given that the minister stated it was
not possible to confirm the extent of the state's native title compensation
liability because of "uncertainties associated with identifying acts that
give rise to a compensation liability and the legal principles for assessing
compensation", will the minister now concede that this is in fact both
factually incorrect and the wrong policy approach?
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I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The native title support strategy
will be developed as soon as practicable, working closely with native title
bodies in the broader native title sector.
(2) Recommendation 6 is not supported by
the Western Australian Government.
(3) The state's native title compensation
liability is outside the scope of the review.
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The native title support strategy
will be developed as soon as practicable, working closely with native title
bodies in the broader native title sector.
(2) Recommendation 6 is not supported by
the Western Australian Government.
(3) The state's native title compensation
liability is outside the scope of the review.
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