Kakadu walking track court battle continues to drag on, to head back to court in 2021
THE court battle between traditional owners and Parks Australia over a walking track allegedly constructed on a sacred site continues to drag on with the case adjourned again
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THE court battle between Kakadu traditional owners and Parks Australia over a walking track allegedly constructed on a sacred site continues to drag on with the case adjourned again on Monday.
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Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority prosecutors alleged Parks Australia built the track on the sacred site at Gunlom Falls without permission and close to another area that is restricted according to local Aboriginal tradition.
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The AAPA alleges the works were carried out in breach of the Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act, which is designed to protect places of significance to traditional owners in the NT.
The case now returns to court on February 5.
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