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PROGRAM: LAW REPORT – Presented by Damien Carrick
Traditional owners have welcomed an announcement by Parks Australia that it would plead guilty to damaging a sacred site at Gunlom Falls in Kakadu National park. The move follows a landmark High Court decision which found that statutory bodies can be held criminally liable for damaging cultural sites.
Guests:
Joshua Hunter, Traditional Owner, Kakadu National Park
Lachlan Spargo-Peattie, Crown Counsel, Northern Territory Solicitor General’s Chambers
Dr Jonathan Fulcher, Partner, HopgoodGanim Lawyers
Jamie Lowe, CEO, National Native Title Council; CEO, First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance