WORLD HERITAGE LISTING — DAMPIER
ARCHIPELAGO, BURRUP AND MURUJUGA
75. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the tentative World
Heritage listing of the Dampier Archipelago, Burrup and Murujuga.
(1) Who has final
legal responsibility for the protection of the petroglyphs within the World
Heritage area?
(2) What is the
current area designated for industry in the land areas defined as ''Dampier''
and ''Burrup''?
(3) What are the
projected areas designated for industry in the land areas defined as ''Dampier''
and ''Burrup''?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Responsibility
is shared between the state government, the commonwealth government and
industry under a number of different statutes, in partnership with the Murujuga
Aboriginal Corporation as the traditional custodians. Section 2.3.4 and table 1
of the ''Murujuga Rock Art Strategy'' contain information on the legislation and the government agency
responsible for the protection of the rock art at Murujuga. It says in
this answer that I will table a copy of the strategy, but I do not have it. If
I can find it, I will provide it to the house.
The following answers have been
provided to me by the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade.
(2) The area
currently designated for industry is defined within the City of Karratha's
local planning scheme and zoned as strategic industry.
(3) The Western Australian
government is working with Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation to return parts of the industrial estate to the ownership and
management of traditional owners as part of the Murujuga National Park.
Those areas include the area commonly referred to as site L, north of Withnell
Bay, which was transferred in freehold in
July 2019; sites G and H, to the east of Withnell Bay; and the Withnell Bay
special control area.