Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Criminal and unauthorised entry into James Price Point.



It sounds like most of the younger workers in this survey team are Americans. There are no local people employed in the work. There are no cultural guides accompanying this team. These people were asked several time by a Traditional Owner to leave country, were requested to stop tramping the bush, and they were informed that their activities contravened the Aboriginal Heritage Act.

The water licenses, issues by the Department of Water, under which this work is being undertaken are unlawful because they have failed to obtain Traditional Owners consent to access water or drill for it. Today, the workers managed to undertake some work, unlike yesterday when they were forced to return to Broome because of local protestation.

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  1. they were informed that their activities contravened the Aboriginal Heritage Act.

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