❓ A parliamentary question probes the Department of Indigenous Affairs (DIA) regarding heritage consultants in the Broome area, a specific site register reference, and a complaint from Aboriginal people about being incorrectly listed as informants. The Minister expresses confidence in the DIA despite apparent oversights.
AnsweredQoN 748Legislative Council
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Further to question 842 on April 9 to the Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Indigenous Affairs -
(1) Can the Minister advise me of the names of the Heritage Consultants for the Broome area who -
(a) were responsible for the Heritage Survey Reports pertaining to Yardagarra 1 and 2 (17756) and Yardagarra 3 (17757); and
(b) provided Heritage Survey Reports for the Broome area for 2002?
(2) For the information of the DIA, who claimed no knowledge of Reference number AU-RPGSR-47755#, it appears on the top right hand corner of the Register of Aboriginal Sites of the Aboriginal Affairs Department on a report run on April 16 2002 at 4.32pm. Can the Minister advise if the same heritage consultant/s, queried in part (1) of my question, were responsible for the placement of informants’ names on the Broome register of Aboriginal sites bearing this reference number?
(3) The Minister also stated that the Perth Department of DIA had not received a complaint from Aboriginal people in the Broome area regarding being registered as informants of Aboriginal sites. My information is that such advice, dated March 21 2003, was sent to the Premier with a copy to the Director General, Department of Indigenous Affairs, PO Box 7770, Cloisters Square 6855, via express post and was scanned in for delivery by Australia Post on March 26 2003 at 1.54pm at Cloisters Square, Perth (Tab CW3130874). Can the Minister explain how the Department was not aware of mail it has obviously received?
(4) In light of the apparent reluctance, or lack of ability, of the DIA to answer straight forward questions, will the Minister express confidence in this Department?
(1) Can the Minister advise me of the names of the Heritage Consultants for the Broome area who -
(a) were responsible for the Heritage Survey Reports pertaining to Yardagarra 1 and 2 (17756) and Yardagarra 3 (17757); and
(b) provided Heritage Survey Reports for the Broome area for 2002?
(2) For the information of the DIA, who claimed no knowledge of Reference number AU-RPGSR-47755#, it appears on the top right hand corner of the Register of Aboriginal Sites of the Aboriginal Affairs Department on a report run on April 16 2002 at 4.32pm. Can the Minister advise if the same heritage consultant/s, queried in part (1) of my question, were responsible for the placement of informants’ names on the Broome register of Aboriginal sites bearing this reference number?
(3) The Minister also stated that the Perth Department of DIA had not received a complaint from Aboriginal people in the Broome area regarding being registered as informants of Aboriginal sites. My information is that such advice, dated March 21 2003, was sent to the Premier with a copy to the Director General, Department of Indigenous Affairs, PO Box 7770, Cloisters Square 6855, via express post and was scanned in for delivery by Australia Post on March 26 2003 at 1.54pm at Cloisters Square, Perth (Tab CW3130874). Can the Minister explain how the Department was not aware of mail it has obviously received?
(4) In light of the apparent reluctance, or lack of ability, of the DIA to answer straight forward questions, will the Minister express confidence in this Department?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 June 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Response time
32 days
(b) provided Heritage Survey Reports for the Broome area for 2002?
b. In 2002 heritage survey reports authored by the persons set out below were received by the Department of Indigenous Affairs (the Department) relating to the ‘Broome area’ (treating this term as including the whole area for which the Broome local government authority has responsibility): Rory O’Connor Gavin Jackson Garry Quartermaine Donald Lantzke Water Corporation
3. It now appears that, at the time that Parliamentary Question 842 was answered on April 9 2003, the Department had received a copy of a letter sent by Mr Edward Roe to the Premier, raising concerns about certain Aboriginal people having been recorded as informants for sites in ‘the Broome area’ about which they had no knowledge. I am advised that the officer who answered the first Parliamentary Question was unaware of the existence of the letter at the time. 4. The Minister has confidence in the Department and its staff.
4. The Minister has confidence in the Department and its staff.
b. In 2002 heritage survey reports authored by the persons set out below were received by the Department of Indigenous Affairs (the Department) relating to the ‘Broome area’ (treating this term as including the whole area for which the Broome local government authority has responsibility): Rory O’Connor Gavin Jackson Garry Quartermaine Donald Lantzke Water Corporation
3. It now appears that, at the time that Parliamentary Question 842 was answered on April 9 2003, the Department had received a copy of a letter sent by Mr Edward Roe to the Premier, raising concerns about certain Aboriginal people having been recorded as informants for sites in ‘the Broome area’ about which they had no knowledge. I am advised that the officer who answered the first Parliamentary Question was unaware of the existence of the letter at the time. 4. The Minister has confidence in the Department and its staff.
4. The Minister has confidence in the Department and its staff.
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