Section 10 over Second Circuit land not declared

MEDIA STATEMENT 17 June 2022

Mayor Robert Taylor welcomed the news that was received on Friday, 17 June 2022 that the Section 10 Application under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 over land at Mount Panorama-Wahluu including the site of proposed the second motor racing circuit, was not declared by the former minister for the Environment the Hon Sussan Ley MP.

“In correspondence received by Council, Minister Ley advised she was not satisfied that the specified area is a significant Aboriginal area that is under threat of injury or desecration and that the section 10 reporter did not find that the specified area was significant and noted the lack of consensus amongst Traditional Owners on the significance of the area,” he said.

The Section 10 Application was submitted by the Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation.