A WA parliamentary question seeks data on Section 18 applications under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972, including ACMC recommendations, Ministerial decisions, and prosecutions.

AnsweredQoN 369Legislative Council
Asked
19 December 2002
Portfolio
Indigenous Affairs

QuestionView source ↗

(1) How many Section 18 applications (re the
Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972
[the Act] has the Aboriginal Cultural Materials Committee (ACMC)) processed since the Act came into force?
(2) How many Section 18 applications have the ACMC recommended be approved?
(3) How many have the ACMC recommended be refused?
(4) How many Section 18 applications (re the Act) has the Minister approved since he came to office?
(5) How many Section 18 applications has the Minister refused since he came to office?
(6) How many times has the ACMC recommended a Section 18 application be refused and the Minister overridden this recommendation and approved this application?
(7) Since the inception of the Act, how many prosecutions under the Act have been laid?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
4 March 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Response time
75 days
(2) 702 (3) 32 (4) 114 (5) 0 (6) 1 (7) 3
(3) 32 (4) 114 (5) 0 (6) 1 (7) 3
(4) 114 (5) 0 (6) 1 (7) 3
(5) 0 (6) 1 (7) 3
(6) 1 (7) 3
(7) 3

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