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Comment on WA Premier Roger Cook announces repeal of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Laws
Yendor@reddthat.com 10 months agoThe new laws were so broad, that any homeowner whose house sits on more than 1100m^2 could be covered. And if you’re near a body of waterway, assessment becomes mandatory for anything ground disturbing. So the owner of a 3x1 on 1/3rd of an acre in Cannington would need to pay thousands of dollars for an assessment if they want to plant a tree in their backyard - does that seem reasonable?
DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
LineNoise@kbin.social 10 months ago
Yes. How do you think council heritage overlays and easements work?
We already have these sorts of structures, assessments processes, and limitations in place under the Crown. It’s reasonable to expect a First Nations equivalent.
Yendor@reddthat.com 10 months ago
An easement is listed when you buy a property. It’s detailed on the property title, and has drawings showing where it is, and who has access.
These new laws were the complete opposite - as long as the property was larger than 1100m^2, it was assumed to be of cultural significance until proven otherwise. The landowner needs to notify aboriginal people (whoever that is?), then they take their feedback to apply for a permit from the government, then the government will notify aboriginal people (again, who?) then based on their feedback will issue a permit (or not). And this same process would apply wether you’re fixing the retic in your suburban backyard, or digging a billion tonne open cut mining pit in the Pilbara.