, a number of Indigenous Queenslanders say the resulting native title laws can be used to “box tick” approvals for the destruction of sacred sites.
and are not yet public, but three have been seen by Guardian Australia. They include submissions by parties who currently dispute the cultural authority of some native title applicants. In defining an Aboriginal party, the act turns to native title which, as of last July, is recognised over nearly 30% ofWhere a project is proposed for an area with no officially recognised group of native title holders, the developer must seek out the registered native title claimant for that land. About 25% of the state’s landmass is subject to native title claims.
She said traditional owners “with knowledge and authority” about cultural heritage should be actively engaged “regardless of whether there is already a native title party recognised for that area”.with the Aboriginal party, regardless of whether they are the right people to speak for the area being impacted,” the Indigenous woman from Barcaldine said in her submission.
Of course the Guardian pointed out the Lnp paid interstate indigenous ppl to undermine such things? I'll