Abbreviations

AAAAustralian Archaeological Association
AAPAAboriginal Areas Protection Authority
ACHAboriginal Cultural Heritage
ACHAAboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003
ACHAC Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee
ACHMPAboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan
ACMCAboriginal Cultural Material Committee
ACTAustralian Capital Territory
ADJR Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act
AHAAboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA)
AHCAboriginal Heritage Council
AHIMS Aboriginal Heritage Impact Management System
AIATSISAustralian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
AHIPAboriginal Heritage Impact Permit
APAnangu Pitjantjatjara
ALRAAboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 (Cth)
AMEC Association of Mining and Exploration Company
ASWAAnthropological Society of WA
ATSIHP ActAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
BIABinding Initial Agreement
BNTACBanjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation
CABAHAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage
CHMPCultural Heritage Management Plan
CLC Central Land Council
CMEChamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia
CRMCultural Resources Management
CSPCommunities and Social Performance
CthCommonwealth
CWPAClaim Wide Participation Agreement
CYLC Cape York Land Council
DAADepartment of Aboriginal Affairs (WA)
DAWE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
DPLHDepartment of Planning, Land and Heritage (WA)
EDO Environmental Defenders Office
EPA ActEnvironmental Planning and Assessment Act
EPBC ActEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
FMGFortescue Metals Group
FPIC Free, prior and informed consent
GAHAGundungurra Aboriginal Heritage Association
HA Heritage Act (ACT)
HCOANZ Heritage Chairs of Australia and New Zealand
HISFHeritage Information Site Form
ICERD
International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination
ICESCR
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
ICOMOSInternational Council on Monuments and Sites
ILALCIllawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council
ILUAIndigenous Land Use Agreement
KAC Karijini Aboriginal Corporation
KGHKimberley Granite Holdings Pty Ltd
KGPKarratha Gas Plant
KLCKimberley Land Council
LACHSLocal Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Service
LCALaw Council of Australia
LICLocal Implementation Committee
MAC Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation
MCA Minerals Council of Australia
NNAC Nuga Nuga Aboriginal Corporation
NNTCNational Native Title Council
NNTTNational Native Title Tribunal
NPWNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
NCR New Century Resources
NSWNew South Wales
NSWALCNew South Wales Aboriginal Land Council
NTNorthern Territory
NTANative Title Act 1993
NTASSANorthern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1989
NTRBNative Title Representative Body
NTU Northern Territory University
PAPreliminary Advice
PBCPrescribed Bodies Corporate
PKKPPuutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura peoples
PKKPAC PKKP Aboriginal Corporation
PMCHProtection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act
QldQueensland
RAPRegistered Aboriginal Party
RARBRecognised Aboriginal Representative Body
RRK Robe River Kuruma
RFDRegional Framework Deed
RNTBCRegistered Native Title Body Corporate
RTIORio Tinto Iron Ore
SASouth Australia
SDAG Sugarloaf and Districts Action Group
SOE State of the Environment report
SSD State Significant Development
SSI State Significant Infrastructure
TasTasmania
TOs Traditional Owners
UCHUnderwater Cultural Heritage
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
VicVictoria
VAHC Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council
VHC Victorian Heritage Council
WAWestern Australia
WAMWestern Australian Museum
WGACWintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation
YMACYamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation

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About this inquiry

On Thursday 11 June 2020 The Senate referred the following inquiry to the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia for inquiry and report by 30 September 2020:

The destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

On Monday, 7 December 2020 The Senate agreed to a reporting extension for the following inquiry to the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia for inquiry and report by 18 October 2021.

Submissions Closed.



Past Public Hearings

27 Aug 2021: Canberra
08 Jul 2021: Canberra
06 Jul 2021: Canberra