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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 236 asked in the Legislative Council on 18 March 2020 by Hon Robin Chapple

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

MURUJUGA CULTURAL LANDSCAPE — WORLD HERITAGE LISTING — BURRUP PENINSULA

236. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Environment:

I refer to the Murujuga petroglyphs on the Burrup Peninsula and their prospective World Heritage listing.

(1) Can the minister confirm that the site is currently eligible for nomination, despite Australia's current position on the World Heritage Committee?

(2) Has a nomination file been completed for Murujuga?

(3) If yes to (2), has the nomination file been submitted to the World Heritage Centre?

(4) If no to (2) and/or (3), why not?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1)–(4) The World Heritage nomination process requires a property to be on the World Heritage tentative list for at least 12 months before it is considered by the World Heritage Committee. The Murujuga Cultural Landscape was added to Australia's World Heritage tentative list on 23 January 2020, Now that tentative listing has been achieved, preparation of the nomination dossier or nomination file has begun.

In securing a seat on the World Heritage Committee in 2017, Australia gave an undertaking not to submit any new world heritage nominations during its term, which will cease in November 2021. A nomination dossier for Murujuga can still be prepared during this time and can be submitted to the World Heritage Centre after November 2021.