❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs regarding the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee's (ACMC) decision-making process in the absence of a specialist anthropologist, referencing section 28(3) of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972. The Minister confirms the ACMC can make decisions without the specialist anthropologist's oversight, clarifying their role is advisory.
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QuestionView source ↗
ABORIGINAL
CULTURAL MATERIAL COMMITTEE — SPECIALIST ANTHROPOLOGIST
459. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to question without notice 442 asked on Wednesday, l4
August 2013 about the appointment of a deputy or specialist anthropologist to
the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee.
(1) Can the
ACMC make decisions over matters of anthropology without the oversight of the
specialist anthropologist as required in section 28(3) of part V of the Aboriginal
Heritage Act 1972?
(2) If yes to (1), what is the purpose of the appointment of
a specialist anthropologist to the ACMC?
CULTURAL MATERIAL COMMITTEE — SPECIALIST ANTHROPOLOGIST
459. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to question without notice 442 asked on Wednesday, l4
August 2013 about the appointment of a deputy or specialist anthropologist to
the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee.
(1) Can the
ACMC make decisions over matters of anthropology without the oversight of the
specialist anthropologist as required in section 28(3) of part V of the Aboriginal
Heritage Act 1972?
(2) If yes to (1), what is the purpose of the appointment of
a specialist anthropologist to the ACMC?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) Yes.
(2) The
purpose of the appointment of the specialist anthropologist is to provide
anthropological advice to the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee. However,
the Department of Aboriginal Affairs also provides additional expert
anthropological advice to the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee.
question.
(1) Yes.
(2) The
purpose of the appointment of the specialist anthropologist is to provide
anthropological advice to the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee. However,
the Department of Aboriginal Affairs also provides additional expert
anthropological advice to the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee.
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