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Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill 2023

Gemma McGreal Jessica Johnston
Last edited: February 21, 2024

Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill 2023 seeks to strengthen the protection of First Nations cultural heritage as well as to establish minimum standards of consultation with First Nations peoples driven by free, prior & informed consent, including their right to be considered ‘relevant persons’ in the development of environment plans for offshore energy projects.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have suffered the loss of their cultural heritage sites at the hands of development – by many industries – for generations, and these losses are ongoing. Thus far, state and Commonwealth governments have failed in their duty to protect First Nations cultural heritage. It is well past time to correct these failures with proper legislative change.