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Princess Parrot - Permit Required

To: "Tim Dolby" <>
Subject: Princess Parrot - Permit Required
From: David Stowe <>
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 21:35:25 +1000
Thanks Tim for passing this on.
I think you will find most of the groups going out have been advised that we just need to get permits once we are out there which is why no- one has applied yet. I have just tried to do the right thing, now that i know, and have applied online for an entry permit.
We'll just have to hope that the process doesn't take too long!
I will follow up with a phone call tomorrow.
Cheers
Dave


On 09/08/2010, at 3:29 PM, Tim Dolby wrote:

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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