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Alicia Perera and Nicholas Hynes

NT Supreme Court finds Commonwealth immune from liability over sacred site damage in Kakadu National Park

The Northern Territory's highest court has found the Commonwealth cannot be held legally responsible for damage to a sacred site in Kakadu National Park because it is "immune" from prosecution under current NT laws. 

Custodians of the site say the decision handed down on Friday morning is a "damaging" and disappointing ruling that they hope to appeal.

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