Senate debates

Tuesday, 1 August 2023

Matters of Public Importance

Cultural Heritage Legislation

4:40 pm

Photo of Dean SmithDean Smith (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury) Share this | Hansard source

'That's right,' Senator Cox says. Curiously you have the Greens and coalition senators in agreement that Labor's agricultural heritage laws are bad for Western Australia.

Senator Fatima Payman made an interesting observation. She talked about how the laws were a 'commonsense balance'. Unfortunately, balance is very much in the eyes of the beholder, and these laws are not balanced. We're all agreed that cultural heritage preservation is very important, both for Western Australia and nationally, but these rules, these new laws go to undermine that very sensible balance that has been at the heart of Western Australian success and prosperity.

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