❓ A parliamentary question addresses the relocation and destruction of Aboriginal rock art on the Burrup Peninsula due to infrastructure development, with the Minister providing details on applications, relocation efforts, and consultation with traditional owners.
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With regard to Aboriginal rock art on the Burrup Peninsula - (1) How many section 18 or section 16 applications under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 were made to damage or destroy rock art in the area of the infrastructure corridors on the Burrup Peninsula? (2) How much rock art was relocated in this process? (3) How much rock art was destroyed in this process? (4) Where was the rock art that was subject to this removal relocated to? (5) With regard to (4), what process of consultation with traditional owners has been conducted to establish the most appropriate relocation site? Hon KEN TRAVERS
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(1) How many section 18 or section 16 applications under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 were made to damage or destroy rock art in the area of the infrastructure corridors on the Burrup Peninsula? (2) How much rock art was relocated in this process? (3) How much rock art was destroyed in this process? (4) Where was the rock art that was subject to this removal relocated to? (5) With regard to (4), what process of consultation with traditional owners has been conducted to establish the most appropriate relocation site? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(2) How much rock art was relocated in this process? (3) How much rock art was destroyed in this process? (4) Where was the rock art that was subject to this removal relocated to? (5) With regard to (4), what process of consultation with traditional owners has been conducted to establish the most appropriate relocation site? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(3) How much rock art was destroyed in this process? (4) Where was the rock art that was subject to this removal relocated to? (5) With regard to (4), what process of consultation with traditional owners has been conducted to establish the most appropriate relocation site? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(4) Where was the rock art that was subject to this removal relocated to? (5) With regard to (4), what process of consultation with traditional owners has been conducted to establish the most appropriate relocation site? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(5) With regard to (4), what process of consultation with traditional owners has been conducted to establish the most appropriate relocation site? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(1) How many section 18 or section 16 applications under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 were made to damage or destroy rock art in the area of the infrastructure corridors on the Burrup Peninsula? (2) How much rock art was relocated in this process? (3) How much rock art was destroyed in this process? (4) Where was the rock art that was subject to this removal relocated to? (5) With regard to (4), what process of consultation with traditional owners has been conducted to establish the most appropriate relocation site? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(2) How much rock art was relocated in this process? (3) How much rock art was destroyed in this process? (4) Where was the rock art that was subject to this removal relocated to? (5) With regard to (4), what process of consultation with traditional owners has been conducted to establish the most appropriate relocation site? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(3) How much rock art was destroyed in this process? (4) Where was the rock art that was subject to this removal relocated to? (5) With regard to (4), what process of consultation with traditional owners has been conducted to establish the most appropriate relocation site? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(4) Where was the rock art that was subject to this removal relocated to? (5) With regard to (4), what process of consultation with traditional owners has been conducted to establish the most appropriate relocation site? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(5) With regard to (4), what process of consultation with traditional owners has been conducted to establish the most appropriate relocation site? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(1) Three section 18 applications were made for the east-west service corridor on the Burrup Peninsula requesting permission to use the land containing Aboriginal sites. The north-south infrastructure corridor has not yet been the subject of a heritage salvage program. (2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(2) One hundred and fifty-nine boulders containing engravings were relocated. (3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(3) Six engravings on massive bedrock were not salvageable. (4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(4) The material was relocated to adjacent areas to avoid any impacts. (5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
(5) The salvage and relocation sites were recommended by Aboriginal heritage monitors under the supervision of senior elders of the three signatory groups to the Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement.
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