High court rules commonwealth government liable for damage of Kakadu sacred site

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Case centring on damage to Gunlom Falls in Kakadu national park overturned as it breaches Sacred Sites Act

The commonwealth government can be held criminally liable for damages to Indigenous sacred sites, Australia’s highest court has ruled.

The high court on Wednesday overturned a decision from the Northern Territory supreme court after Parks Australia caused damage to an Indigenous sacred site in Kakadu national park in 2019.

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