❓ Hon Robin Chapple asks the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs about the status of specific Aboriginal heritage sites following a departmental decision regarding Mongers Lake waterway and the application of Section 5 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972. The Minister clarifies the assessment process and status of the sites.
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ABORIGINAL
HERITAGE ACT 1972 — HERITAGE SITES
204. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer specifically
to site identifications 1389, 1390, 2190 and 2730 and the letter from the
Department of Aboriginal Affairs' site registrar dated 26 September
2014 to the Widi Mob native title group in which the registrar advises that DAA
no longer considers Mongers Lake waterway, DAA 24380, to be a site under
section 5 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972.
(1) Do each of the site IDs 1389, 1390, 2190
and 2730 still remain sites as now defined under the new determination of
section 5 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972?
(2) If yes to (1), in respect of each site,
why?
(3) If no to (1), in
respect of each site, why?
HERITAGE ACT 1972 — HERITAGE SITES
204. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer specifically
to site identifications 1389, 1390, 2190 and 2730 and the letter from the
Department of Aboriginal Affairs' site registrar dated 26 September
2014 to the Widi Mob native title group in which the registrar advises that DAA
no longer considers Mongers Lake waterway, DAA 24380, to be a site under
section 5 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972.
(1) Do each of the site IDs 1389, 1390, 2190
and 2730 still remain sites as now defined under the new determination of
section 5 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972?
(2) If yes to (1), in respect of each site,
why?
(3) If no to (1), in
respect of each site, why?
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I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question numbered C163.
(1)–(3) It is the responsibility of
the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee to assess whether places meet the
definition of section 5 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972. The ACMC has
determined that DAA 1389, Weebo 2; DAA 1390, Weebo 3; and DAA 2730 at the Mt Le
Grand area of Esperance, are Aboriginal sites under the Aboriginal Heritage Act
1972. DAA 2190, Lunette 1, is a lodged heritage place but it has not been
evaluated by the ACMC to determine whether it meets section 5 of the Aboriginal
Heritage Act 1972.
honourable member for some notice of the question numbered C163.
(1)–(3) It is the responsibility of
the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee to assess whether places meet the
definition of section 5 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972. The ACMC has
determined that DAA 1389, Weebo 2; DAA 1390, Weebo 3; and DAA 2730 at the Mt Le
Grand area of Esperance, are Aboriginal sites under the Aboriginal Heritage Act
1972. DAA 2190, Lunette 1, is a lodged heritage place but it has not been
evaluated by the ACMC to determine whether it meets section 5 of the Aboriginal
Heritage Act 1972.
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