Canning Stock Route

well for a lot of the sites off the main route, including Durba Springs the traditional land owners contend that you need the permit from them now.

I suspect this may be debatable, but on the flip side, I am sympathetic for the need for protection and management of a lot of the sites too - it is the WA Government has been recalcitrant in not giving any department responsibility and resources to ensure that could be achieved and which continues to buck pass on the matter.

As a result, we are in the invidious position that there will be some places you will not be able to visit, even walking. Any alternative would be very insensitive to the feelings of the traditional land owners and potentially make you liable to become a legal precedent for tresspass under Native Title Act eg. "Martu People versus 4WD Bob" - this sort of reputation might not be advisable given the amount of our continent covered by Native Title and for which permission of one sort of other is required.

I understand that the National 4WD association proposal to provide permits to certain areas along the CSR has been agreed upon but that it may not be in place "until the season starts in May".

Nice through about the WA Indigenous Heritage list - now there is a lovely piece of legislation.

If it is not on the list and you think it should be, you are legally required to report it to the registrar or to a police officer within some number of days (15 as I recall).

If it is on the list and is CLOSED or RESTRICTED the registrar won't be able to confirm or deny that it is on the list or even exists except that you're not allowed to go to this mythical place and that you risk fines and imprisonment if you do. Of course they haven't signposted most of the 22,000 surveyed sites yet either, so if you accidentally stumbled on it, you are breaking the law without knowing it.

Wonderful stuff.

Best me not going outside anymore ;)

at least we can blame you for votin' that lot in - not that our lot's any better.