❓ This parliamentary question from Mr Zempilas seeks detailed information regarding native title and agreement-making processes in Western Australia, focusing on heritage agreements, funding for Traditional Owner corporations, and the backlog of expedited procedure objections.
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9 June 2026
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Mines and Petroleum; Finance; Electoral Affairs; Goldfields-Esperance
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I refer to native title and agreement making in WA and ask:
(a) What proportion of mining tenement applicants are currently required to negotiate full Heritage Agreements rather than relying on the Regional Standard Heritage Agreement, and has this proportion changed since 2021;
(b) What funding has the WA Government allocated specifically to support Traditional Owner corporations to participate in heritage surveys, Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUA) negotiations, and Section 18 consent processes in 2024–25 and 2025–26
; and
(c) What is the Government's target timeframe for resolving the expedited procedure objection backlog at the National Native Title Tribunal for WA tenements, and how many objections are currently outstanding?
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(a) What proportion of mining tenement applicants are currently required to negotiate full Heritage Agreements rather than relying on the Regional Standard Heritage Agreement, and has this proportion changed since 2021;
(b) What funding has the WA Government allocated specifically to support Traditional Owner corporations to participate in heritage surveys, Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUA) negotiations, and Section 18 consent processes in 2024–25 and 2025–26
; and
(c) What is the Government's target timeframe for resolving the expedited procedure objection backlog at the National Native Title Tribunal for WA tenements, and how many objections are currently outstanding?
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