Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2016-07-26 Daily Xml

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Aboriginal Heritage Act

The Hon. M.C. PARNELL (15:29): Supplementary: are only registered sites protected under section 23?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (15:29): It is not only registered sites—the honourable member is correct. Whether or not it is endorsed on a central register does not make it not a site, but they have been advised that there are three recorded sites. Certainly, if there is damage to any Aboriginal sites or objects under the Aboriginal Heritage Act, that will open up the processes under the act.