❓ Question regarding the classification and reclassification of the Murray River as a sacred Aboriginal site, and the impact on planning consents and approvals for work undertaken on the site.
AnsweredQoN 882Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
ABORIGINAL
CULTURAL MATERIAL COMMITTEE — SACRED SITE CLASSIFICATION —MURRAY
RIVER
882. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the Minister for
Aboriginal Affairs:
(1) When was the
Murray River first classified as a sacred Aboriginal site for the purposes of
Department of Aboriginal Affairs and state planning consents?
(2) When was this classification
removed; and why and by whom?
(3) When was the declassification
overturned; and why and by whom?
(4) What is the
current classification of the Murray River as far as planning consents go, and
what are the requirements associated with this classification?
(5) Between 2000 and 2013 —
(a) how many
approvals were sought by property owners between 2000 and 2013 on work being
undertaken on a sacred Aboriginal site on the Murray River;
(b) how many of these were approved;
and
(c) how many were pending at the time
of the declassification?
CULTURAL MATERIAL COMMITTEE — SACRED SITE CLASSIFICATION —MURRAY
RIVER
882. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the Minister for
Aboriginal Affairs:
(1) When was the
Murray River first classified as a sacred Aboriginal site for the purposes of
Department of Aboriginal Affairs and state planning consents?
(2) When was this classification
removed; and why and by whom?
(3) When was the declassification
overturned; and why and by whom?
(4) What is the
current classification of the Murray River as far as planning consents go, and
what are the requirements associated with this classification?
(5) Between 2000 and 2013 —
(a) how many
approvals were sought by property owners between 2000 and 2013 on work being
undertaken on a sacred Aboriginal site on the Murray River;
(b) how many of these were approved;
and
(c) how many were pending at the time
of the declassification?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) The Murray
River was assessed in 2000 by the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee as
meeting the requirements of section 5 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972.
(2) DAA 3537,
Murray River, was subsequently reassessed in 2013 by the Aboriginal Cultural
Material Committee as not meeting section 5 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act
1972, based on information available at the time of consideration.
(3) The
reassessment of DAA 3537, Murray River, has not been overturned. However, as a result
of the Justice Chaney decision in 2015, the Aboriginal Cultural Material
Committee will reassess DAA 3537, Murray River, at its October 2016 meeting.
(4) DAA 3537, Murray River, is currently listed as ''not
a site'' on the Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System. There are no
statutory requirements for landowners to seek consent from the Department of
Aboriginal Affairs to disturb the land.
(5) (a)–(c) Between 2000 and 2013 there were no
statutory applications from private landowners.
question.
(1) The Murray
River was assessed in 2000 by the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee as
meeting the requirements of section 5 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972.
(2) DAA 3537,
Murray River, was subsequently reassessed in 2013 by the Aboriginal Cultural
Material Committee as not meeting section 5 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act
1972, based on information available at the time of consideration.
(3) The
reassessment of DAA 3537, Murray River, has not been overturned. However, as a result
of the Justice Chaney decision in 2015, the Aboriginal Cultural Material
Committee will reassess DAA 3537, Murray River, at its October 2016 meeting.
(4) DAA 3537, Murray River, is currently listed as ''not
a site'' on the Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System. There are no
statutory requirements for landowners to seek consent from the Department of
Aboriginal Affairs to disturb the land.
(5) (a)–(c) Between 2000 and 2013 there were no
statutory applications from private landowners.
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