澳大利亚联邦法官詹姆斯·斯特利奥斯周三宣布推翻前环境部长塔尼亚·普利贝斯克在2024年8月根据《土著和托雷斯海峡岛民遗产保护法》第10条发布的保护令1。判决书理由将于周五公布1。该保护令被矿产开发商瑞吉斯资源公司诉至法院，该公司声称这份保护令阻止了新南威尔士州中西部麦克菲拉米斯金矿项目的开发1。
保护令的核心争议在于其保护范围。原保护令禁止瑞吉斯资源公司在贝卢布拉河源头建设尾矿坝1。威拉久里传统所有人中西部土著公司曾要求保护贝卢布拉河源头和泉水，称其对创世故事至关重要1。但瑞吉斯资源公司律师佩里·赫茨菲尔德辩称，相关的文化故事直到初始申请提出两年后才被提出1。法院裁定该保护令在法律上无效后，现任环保部长默里·瓦特需要重新考虑对该保护令的申请1。瑞吉斯资源公司随后宣布正在考虑采用替代方案，涉及将过滤处理的矿石和废岩共处理到一个设施中，以完全避开受保护区域1。
Australia's Federal Court has invalidated a protection order issued by former Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek in August 2024 under section 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act.1 Federal Judge James Strelios announced the order void on Wednesday, with detailed reasons for the decision to be released on Friday.1 Mining company Regis Resources, which challenged the protection order, had argued that the measure rendered its McPhillamys gold mine project in central-western New South Wales unviable.1
The original protection order prohibited the company from constructing a tailings dam at the headwaters of the Belubula River.1 Willauri traditional owners, through their central-western Aboriginal corporation, had sought to protect the Belubula River headwaters and springs, asserting their significance to creation stories.1 Regis Resources' lawyer Perry Herzfeld contended that the blue-striped bee Dreamtime story was not raised until two years after the initial application was submitted.1 Current Environment Minister Murray Watt will now need to reconsider the application for the protection order.1
Regis Resources has indicated it is exploring an alternative approach involving combined processing of filtered ore and waste rock at a single facility, which would completely avoid the protected area.1
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