Flinders Ranges Sacred Sites

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Leader of the Opposition) (14:13): My question is again to the Deputy Premier. Did the Deputy Premier's department consult with native title holders and ensure that appropriate permissions were sought and obtained before undertaking works in the Flinders Ranges and, if not, why not?

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Minister for Defence and Space Industries, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water) (14:14): I think I canvassed that in my original answer. As I understand it, the permission was sought by the department not as the people employing the contractor—because that was the pastoralist—but as the organisation that has a strong relationship with the native title holders; that was sought prior to the activity that occurred.