Hon Robin Chapple asks the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs whether legal advice was received regarding informing landowners of site assessments and when the department changed its process to include this. The Minister responds that no such legal advice was received and the department began informing landowners on a case-by-case basis in September 2013.

AnsweredQoN 1172Legislative Council
Asked
19 October 2016
Portfolio
Aboriginal Affairs

QuestionView source ↗

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS —
LANDOWNER ADVICE —ABORIGINAL SITE ASSESSMENT
1172. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister
for Aboriginal Affairs:
(1) Has the
minister received legal advice that natural justice dictates that landowners be
advised of site assessment?
(2) If yes to (1), when and from
whom?
(3) On what date
and in what circumstance did the department alter its previous process to
include informing landowners of site reassessment?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) No.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) It was in
September 2013. The departmentXXX ###XXXs procedural
fairness process includes informing landowners on a case-by-case basis.

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