I note and adopt Member Shurven’s finding in the expedited procedure decision concerning this proposed licence (Lungunan that information from v AFMECO), DMP shows previous exploration, mining and/or pastoral activities appears to have occurred predominantly outside of the proposed licence/claim area overlap, with some activity within the bottom south west portion of the proposed licence/claim area overlap: at [16]. An extract of the Aboriginal Sites Database maintained by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs (‘DAA’) pursuant to the (WA) Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (‘AHA’) provided by the Government party indicates that the following registered site is located within the proposed permit: Site ID 12393 Kunumudj open access no gender restrictions ceremonial, – – – – mythological. The DIA extract also indicates that there are a further two heritage places’ ‘other recorded within the proposed licence, being: Site ID 14086 Munkayarra Pool open access no gender restrictions – – – – ceremonial; Site ID 14617 Mowanjum Mission closed access no gender restrictions – – – – repository/cache, artefacts/scatter. Tribunal mapping establishes that of these sites, Munkayarra Pool (ID 14086) is the only one within the overlap between the claim and the proposed licence. Tribunal mapping indicates a number of sites approximately two to 15 kilometres north-west of the proposed licence boundary (Site ID: 1019, 1020, 12390, 12391, 12394, 14029, 17269, 17270, and 17272). Tribunal mapping also indicates one Aboriginal community, Mowanjum, within the proposed licence, but this community is not within the portion of the native title determination proposed licence overlap. The tengraph quick appraisal establishes that services affected by the proposed licence include: one 25 Geodetic Survey Stations, 28 major roads (including Derby Highway), eight minor roads, 37 tracks, eight causeway/bridges, one airfield runway, 27 buildings (including Boab Tree Prison, Birdwood Downs and Aboriginal Camp
I note and adopt Member Shurven’s finding in the expedited procedure decision concerning this proposed licence (Lungunan v AFMECO), that information from DMP shows previous exploration, mining and/or pastoral activities appears to have occurred predominantly outside of the proposed licence/claim area overlap, with some activity within the bottom south west portion of the proposed licence/claim area overlap: at [16]. An extract of the Aboriginal Sites Database maintained by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs (‘DAA’) pursuant to the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) (‘AHA’) provided by the Government party indicates that the following registered site is located within the proposed permit: Site ID 12393 – Kunumudj – open access – no gender restrictions – ceremonial, mythological. The DIA extract also indicates that there are a further two ‘other heritage places’ recorded within the proposed licence, being: Site ID 14086 – Munkayarra Pool – open access – no gender restrictions – ceremonial; Site ID 14617 – Mowanjum Mission – closed access – no gender restrictions – repository/cache, artefacts/scatter. Tribunal mapping establishes that of these sites, Munkayarra Pool (ID 14086) is the only one within the overlap between the claim and the proposed licence. Tribunal mapping indicates a number of sites approximately two to 15 kilometres north-west of the proposed licence boundary (Site ID: 1019, 1020, 12390, 12391, 12394, 14029, 17269, 17270, and 17272). Tribunal mapping also indicates one Aboriginal community, Mowanjum, within the proposed licence, but this community is not within the portion of the native title determination proposed licence overlap. The tengraph quick appraisal establishes that services affected by the proposed licence include: one 25 Geodetic Survey Stations, 28 major roads (including Derby Highway), eight minor roads, 37 tracks, eight causeway/bridges, one airfield runway, 27 buildings (including Boab Tree Prison, Birdwood Downs and Aboriginal Camp
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