The Australian Title claim limits put on reef By LUKE McILVEEN 12may00 TOURIST operators, fishermen and field researchers may be restricted in a large area of the Great Barrier Reef under a native title claim, following a Federal Court decision yesterday. The Gurubana Gunggandji people, of Yarrabah in far- north Queensland, claimed the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority was permitting tourism operators and others to use sections of the reef without consulting the native title holders. But after yesterday's successful appeal to an earlier decision, the Gurubana Gunggandji can now lodge a complaint against tourism companies or commercial fishermen if they believe their activities are harming the reef. The Gurubana Gunggandji have native title claims on about 840sqkm off Cairns. The area incorporates Fitzroy and Little Fitzroy islands, and unnamed reefs and cays. The authority must give the Gurubana Gunggandji 28 days for an "opportunity to comment" before proposals to work in the area are accepted. -- ********************************** 'Click' to protect the rainforest: Make the Rainforest Site your homepage! http://www.therainforestsite.com/ ********************************** ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
