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Mt Warning - Questions on notice

Hon Mark Latham has asked some questions of spineless Liberal Ministers in NSW Parliament - Homework due on 15 November 2022

9670 - Environment and Heritage - ABORIGINAL PLACEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (nsw.gov.au)

 

9670 - Environment and Heritage - ABORIGINAL PLACEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

Latham, Mark to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Regional Youth, and Minister for Tourism representing the Minister for Environment and Heritage

(1) Will the Aboriginal Place Management Plan (APMP) for Mount Warning effectively prevent the public from accessing that region?

(a) If not, can the Minister please provide the details of the APMP, specifically those details that impact on the public’s rights to enter the subject area?

(2) Which Aboriginal group will be the manager of this APMP?

(a) How was this group identified as the most appropriate to be involved in the APMP?

(b) Was this contested by any other Aboriginal groups?

(i) If so, which Aboriginal groups contested it?

(ii) What were the grounds of the contestation?

(iii) How was the contestation dealt with?

(c) How was the Aboriginal group assessed on its ability to manage the APMP?

(i) Did the Aboriginal group or any of its members demonstrate specific management skills suitable for administering the APMP?

(ii) How were those management and administration skills demonstrated and tested?

(iii) Were any educational or training programmes offered to the Aboriginal group or its members with respect to their future management and administration of the APMP?

(iv) Who delivered this educational or training service?

(v) How much did the educational or training service cost the taxpayer?

(3) Can the Minister provide details of any public consultations or liaison that occurred before the decision was made with respect to the APMP over Mount Warning, specifically:

(a) How was it advertised to the community?

(b) When did it take place?

(c) What form did it take?

(d) Who participated in it?

(e) What public concerns were put on the record?

(f) How were these concerns addressed?

(4) Were any submissions, objections or other concerns received from community groups or individuals with respect to the APMP over Mount Warning before the decision was made with respect to the APMP?

(a) If so, who raised these submissions, objections or other concerns?

(i) When were these received?

(ii) How were they dealt with?

(5) Can the Minister confirm that the image of Mount Waring will be copyrighted as a result of the APMP decision, or allow the image to be copyrighted in the future as a result of the decision?

(a) If so, who will be the holder of the copyright?

(b) If so, how is this justified considering the image is a commonly used identifier for the region by generations of its residents?

(6) In relation to any public infrastructure currently existing on the subject land:

(a) What infrastructure may be subject to removal under the APMP?

(b) What cost will be associated with the removal of this infrastructure?

(c) Who will bear the cost of the removal?

(7) What other regions in New South Wales may be subject to similar APMPs?


Question asked on 25 October 2022 (session 57-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 854
Answer due on 15 November 2022
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