ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE BILL 2020 — DRAFT
5. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I
refer to the consultation draft of the former Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill
2020 and the 157 submissions, 62 per cent of which did not support the
bill in its former form and only 10 of which supported the bill in its former
form.
(1) Will the minister review and consider the
submissions to the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2020 before
reintroducing Aboriginal cultural heritage legislation into the forty-first
Parliament?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Will the
minister re-engage with all stakeholders prior to reintroducing Aboriginal
cultural heritage legislation into the forty-first Parliament?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) If yes to (1) and/or (3), over
what time frame will this occur?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I answer on behalf
of the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs.
(1) Analysis of
the submissions provided during the consultation period in 2020 is ongoing and
advice on the feedback is being provided to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
for consideration.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) As the
minister meets with key stakeholders, he is seeking their views on the
consultation draft.
(4) Not
applicable.
(5) These meetings are regular and
ongoing.