❓ This parliamentary question seeks data on the application and approval process for Section 18 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972, specifically regarding ministerial consent and adherence to ACMC recommendations. The answer indicates full adherence to ACMC recommendations and details the number of applications received and processed.
AnsweredQoN 4121Legislative Assembly
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I refer to section 18 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 and I ask: (a) since 14 June 2013 how many applications were made pursuant to section 18 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 ; (b) of the applications pursuant to section 18, on how many occasions was consent not provided by the Minister; and (c) in respect of recommendations received from the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee (ACMC) regarding applications pursuant to section 18 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 , how many times did the Minister not accept the recommendation of the ACMC?
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Answered
11 August 2015
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Response time
56 days
a. 142 Section 18 Notices were received.
b. To date the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee has considered 96 of the 142 section 18 notices. It should be noted that 63 of the 96 notices considered to date were determined by the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee as not having Aboriginal heritage sites to which section 5 of the
Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972
applied on the land and therefore consent for the purpose was not necessary. For the remaining 33 notices, there were no occasions on which consent was not provided.
c. The Minister has accepted all of the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee's recommendations.
b. To date the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee has considered 96 of the 142 section 18 notices. It should be noted that 63 of the 96 notices considered to date were determined by the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee as not having Aboriginal heritage sites to which section 5 of the
Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972
applied on the land and therefore consent for the purpose was not necessary. For the remaining 33 notices, there were no occasions on which consent was not provided.
c. The Minister has accepted all of the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee's recommendations.
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