Hi all,
I have just had a request from the Central Land Council to inform birders that
the locations in which the Princess Parrots have been sighted is primarily on
Aboriginal freehold land. To visit such areas without a special purpose permit
is illegal under the Land Rights Act and incurs a hefty fine. The Central Land
Council notes that at least 8 separate birding parties are currently heading to
the Mt Winter area in the Haasts Bluff Aboriginal Land Trust and none have
applied for a permit to do so.
It should be noted that Aboriginal land is privately owned. Like other
landowners in Australia , Aboriginal people have the legal right to grant or
refuse permission to people wishing to enter or travel through their land.
There are also areas that contains numerous sacred sites, including places that
have gender-specific access restrictions.
To apply for permits you should visit
http://www.clc.org.au/Permits/permits.html Applications for a special purpose
permit usually take several weeks or more to process and are not automatically
granted. This is because the traditional owners for particular sites need to be
identified and contacted as to their wishes. They may reside across a number of
geographically distant communities.
Cheers,
Tim Dolby
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