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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 767 asked in the Legislative Council on 12 October 2021 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE BILL

767. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:

I refer to consultation conducted by the government for the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill, since the discussion draft was presented in September 2020.

(1) How many Western Australian Aboriginal organisations have been consulted, including, by item —

(a) registered native title bodies;

(b) prescribed bodies corporate;

(c) Aboriginal corporations; and

(d) other Aboriginal representative organisations in Western Australia?

(2) In relation to (1), how many of these organisations support the bill as it is currently written?

(3) In relation to (2), if not known, why not?

(4) In relation to (1), how many Aboriginal organisations do not support the bill as it is currently written?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Given the level of detail required, I am not able to provide the information in the time frame available. An answer will be provided to the honourable member in the next sitting week. By way of explanation, a previous minister undertook a range of consultations over a three-year period. The department has undertaken some consultation and meetings have happened with my office, so diaries will need to be gone through and it will take some time to collate that information. I will provide it when I can.