Hon. Neil Thomson asks about the readiness of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage service permit system and IT solutions for the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act implementation on 1 July 2023. The Minister confirms applications can be made from that date and expresses confidence in the IT systems.

AnsweredQoN 424Legislative Council
Asked
9 May 2023
Portfolio
Aboriginal Affairs

QuestionView source ↗

ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT
424. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the minister representing the
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to the implementation of the
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act on 1 July 2023.
(1) When will the
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage service permit system be available to members of
the public who will be required to make applications in order to comply with
this legislation?
(2) Is the minister
confident that all information technology solutions will be operating to enable
the processing of permit applications on 1 July 2023?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I assume that the written version of the question
is the same as what I just tried to hear.
(1) Applications for permits will be
able to be made from 1 July 2023.
(2) Yes.

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