📜 Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Bill 2014
Bill restored to the Legislative Assembly Notice PaperLABill 8127 November 2014
The Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Bill 2014 amends the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 to improve its efficiency and effectiveness while enhancing the protection of Aboriginal heritage. It changes processes for evaluating sites, permit applications, and introduces registers of Aboriginal sites and permits.
Impact
Aboriginal communities, landowners, mining companies, and the Department of Aboriginal Affairs will be affected. The bill aims to streamline processes while ensuring better protection of Aboriginal heritage sites.
Key Changes
["Replaces the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee (ACMC) with the CEO of the Department in some decision-making processes.", "Introduces a register of Aboriginal sites and objects, and a register of declarations and permits.", "Changes the process for applying for permits to do acts that might contravene the Act, including allowing the CEO to issue declarations that no Aboriginal site exists on the land."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA Second Reading MovedLA27 Nov 2014
- LA IntroducedLA27 Nov 2014
Affected Sectors
indigenousminingplanning
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