Question On Notice No. 3076 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 August 2020 by Hon Alison Xamon
Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Lands
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I
refer to the clearing and development being undertaken on the former Bush
Forever 325 site for the Ocean Reef Marina and to the recent emails from Iva
Hayward-Jackson concerning the possibility of Aboriginal Burials in the area,
and I ask:
(a) have any surveys for Aboriginal Heritage been
performed on this area;
(b) has any consultation with the First Nations people of the area been undertaken; and
(c) if no to (b), will the Minister commit to stopping
works until such time as consultation has been undertaken?
Answered on 15 September 2020
(a) Yes
(b) Yes
(c) Not applicable