Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Bills Aboriginal Heritage (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill Aboriginal Heritage (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill Aboriginal Heritage (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill Second Reading Second Reading Adjourned debate on second reading. (Continued from 6 February 2024.) The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Attorney-General Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:50): I thank honourable members for their contributions on the second reading of this bill. As honourable members have pointed out, this does a number of things. Principally, it implements a commitment we took to the last election to increase a range of penalties in relation to breaches of the Aboriginal Heritage Act to bring it more in line with what happens in other jurisdictions interstate but also with what happens in other regulatory regimes, such as breaching environmental acts designed to protect the environment. It also clarifies and codifies some of the uncertainty that arose from the decision in the Bilney v Kelaray matter. Bill read a second time. Committee Stage Committee Stage Bill taken through committee without amendment. Third Reading Third Reading The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Attorney-General Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:53): I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Bill read a third time and passed.