Decision Briefs Regarding The ATSIHP Kings Plain Declaration 2024.

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This decision brief concerns a section 10 declaration under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 for the McPhillamys Gold Mine in New South Wales, recommended to the Minister for Environment and Water on 2 August 2024. The brief recommends declaring the Belubula River, its headwaters, springs, and the Dungeon Burial site as significant Aboriginal areas under threat of injury or desecration, while rejecting protection for the remainder of the specified area. The recommendation stems from an application by Wiradjuri Elder Nyree Reynolds seeking heritage protection around the gold mine project. The brief requested ministerial agreement and authorization to sign the declaration and notification letters to relevant parties, with departmental analysis provided in attached documentation.