EDO welcomes the opportunity to provide comments and feedback on the Minister’s update on the progress of the new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Protection Act which was released on 20 December 2023. In making this submission, EDO acknowledges that it cannot and does not speak on behalf of Tasmanian Aboriginal peoples. While in this submission we discuss and make several recommendations concerning the development of a new Act for Tasmania, EDO acknowledges that First Laws should be respected in the same way that Western laws are respected.
Join the legal battle to protect our unique and precious environment
With support from people like you, we can run more groundbreaking cases and deliver expert legal advice to people all over the Australia-Pacific region.
Authorised by David Morris, Environmental Defenders Office Ltd, Suite 8.02 Level 8, 6 O’Connell St, Sydney NSW 2000 • ABN: 72 002 880 864
Postal Address:
PO Box R1105 Royal Exchange NSW 1225
EDO recognises the traditional owners and custodians of the land, seas and rivers of Australia. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and aspire to learn from traditional knowledge and customs so that, together, we can protect our environment and cultural heritage through law.