High Court rejects Crown immunity for sacred sites damage
Michael PellyLegal editor
The Commonwealth can now be prosecuted for damage to Indigenous sacred sites, after the custodians of Kakadu National Park won a test case in the High Court over a walking track at picturesque Gunlom Falls.
The court on Wednesday overturned a ruling of the Northern Territory Supreme Court that the Director of National Parks (DNP) could claim crown immunity for breaches of the Sacred Sites Act.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
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