Commonwealth fronts Supreme Court over alleged Kakadu sacred site disturbance

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The federal government faces criminal charges over allegedly building a walking track near a sensitive part of a sacred site, against the wishes of traditional owners. It's arguing it can't be prosecuted.

A years-long battle over alleged sacred site damage in Kakadu National Park has reached the Supreme Court, with the federal government arguing it can't be held liable because the relevant law doesn't apply to it.

Lawyers for the government today argued Parks Australia cannot be prosecuted under the Northern Territory's Sacred Sites Act due to Commonwealth immunity from territory legislation. He said the role of Parks Australia was to act as part of the Commonwealth and was therefore covered by Commonwealth law instead.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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