Communications Regarding Mcphillamys Gold Project From 1 June 2022 To 9 September 2024.

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This FOI release contains ministerial communications regarding the McPhillamys Gold Project from June 2022 to September 2024, with a focus on impacts to Kings Plains, a Significant Aboriginal Site. A March 2024 email from Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation to Minister Burney expresses concern that both state and federal approval processes favour the proponent. The correspondence references an ATSIHPA Section 10 application under ministerial consideration and indicates Aboriginal groups were given only two days' notice to submit on McPhillamys Modification 1 under the EPBC Act. Attached materials include state heritage nomination forms, archaeological assessments by D. Williams, a February 2023 Strategic Environmental Assessment review, and Aboriginal cultural landscape submissions. The disclosure shows tension between Aboriginal heritage protection obligations under ATSIHPA and EPBC processes, with traditional owners expressing frustration about procedural timelines and