Almost 30,000 people have signed a petition calling on the West Australian government to delay the rollout of the state’s Indigenous heritage protection laws.
The opposition says the implementation of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act has been “shambolic”, leading to uncertainty and anxiety in the community.
Liberal planning spokesman Neil Thomson called on the Labor government to delay the rollout of the laws for at least six months.
“People are worried about their future and fear being bound up in red tape which could require permits for things such as putting a new fence in, digging a dam or removing noxious vegetation,” he said on Wednesday, ahead of the petition being tabled in parliament….