Birdline NT
Published sightings for the week ending 15 Aug 2010.
Fri 13 Aug Princess Parrot Update Mereenie - Mt Winter area
The Central Land Council has just received detailed advice from
traditional owners of the Mereenie - Mt Winter area. All permits for
birdwatching for this area will be refused. Traditional owners have
requested that police question all people visiting this region and
determine if they have a valid permit. It is an offence under the land
rights act to be on Aboriginal land without a valid permit. Hefty fines
apply. A map of the restricted area can be found at
http://www.clc.org.au/Permits/Map.pdf
Tim Dolby
Mon 9 Aug Princess Parrot Permits Western NT
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.
Tim Dolby
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