MOBILE CONCRETING
SOLUTIONS — ABORIGINAL HERITAGE SITE
1570. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the minister representing the
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to the investigation of
Mobile Concreting Solutions by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
regarding the damage to a registered Aboriginal site.
(1) Can the
minister confirm that the Department of Planning, Lands, and Heritage have been
investigating Mobile Concreting Solutions since August 2019 for causing damage
to a registered Aboriginal site?
(2) Can the
minister confirm what action the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage has
taken to hold Mobile Concreting Solutions to account for impacting a registered
Aboriginal site?
(3) Can the minister confirm whether Mobile Concreting
Solutions will be prosecuted for breaching section 17 of the Aboriginal
Heritage Act 1972?
(4) Can the
minister confirm when the complainant will be notified of the outcome of the
investigation?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) The
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage has been investigating Mobile
Concreting Solutions since August 2019 in relation to an alleged breach of
section 17 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972. As the investigation is
ongoing, the department is unable to provide further information on the matter.
The complainant will be notified of the outcome of the investigation once it is
complete.