Western Australia will overturn its 2021 Aboriginal cultural heritage protection laws, set out after the destruction of the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge rock shelter after community uproar, the state's premier said
Farmers, pastoralists and small landowners have been up in arms over what they say is onerous and costly regulation set down after Rio TintoInstead, the state government will restore and amend 1972 legislation to ensure the protection of important sites, Premier Roger Cook said.
The amendments to the old law, he said, were "simple and effective" and would prevent another Juukan Gorge from happening. The Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura Aboriginal Corporation, whose rock shelter was destroyed, said at the weekend they were devastated by reports of the state government's impending decision.
“The previous heritage act ... permitted the wanton destruction of Juukan Gorge. While the new act is not perfect, it is better than what it replaced,” Corporation Chairman Terry Drage said in a statement.
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