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The Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy was a 1990s Australian legal and political controversy that involved the clash of Indigenous Australian religious beliefs and property rights. A proposed bridge to Hindmarsh Island, near Goolwa, South Australia (intended to replace the existing cable ferry and service a proposed marina development) attracted opposition from many local residents, environmental groups and indigenous leaders. In 1994, a group of Ngarrindjeri women Elders claimed the site was sacred to them for reasons that could not be revealed. The case attracted much controversy because the issue intersected with broader concerns about Indigenous rights in the Australian community at the time, and coincided with the Mabo and Wik High Court cases regarding Native Title. "Secret Women's Business", as the group's claims became known, became the subject of intense legal battles. Some Ngarrindjeri women came forward to dispute the veracity of the claims. The Hindmarsh Island Royal Commission found that "secret women's business" had been fabricated. Subsequently, the Howard Government passed the ''Hindmarsh Island Bridge Act (1997)'', which allowed construction to go ahead. The bridge was completed in March 2001.〔http://www.builtenvirons.com.au/Capabilities/Keyprojects/HindmarshIslandBridge/tabid/91/Default.aspx〕 In August 2001, a civil case in the Federal Court of Australia re-ignited the debate. In rejecting claims for damages by the developers, Justice John von Doussa stated that he was not satisfied that the claims of "secret women's business" had been fabricated, although never explicitly stating them to be true. The Ngarrindjeri and their supporters took the decision as a vindication, and many organisations subsequently apologised. Opinion remains divided over the issue to the present day.〔http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/cth/federal_ct/2001/1106.html Chapman v Luminis Pty Ltd (No 5) (2001) FCA 1106 (21 August 2001)〕〔http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2001/s350217.htm〕〔http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/05/2944724.htm〕〔http://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=655〕 ==Background== In 1977, Adelaide developers Tom and Wendy Chapman, trading as Binalong Pty Ltd, purchased of land on Hindmarsh Island in the Murray River estuary and later received planning permission for their company to build a 560-berth marina, car parking, residential development, conference centre, golf course and associated buildings. Wendy Chapman was a former Lord Mayor of Adelaide from 1983 to 1985. Ted Chapman was the father of Liberal Party President Vickie Chapman and had vacated his state parliamentary seat in 1992 for future Premier, Dean Brown. With the marina only partially completed, in 1988 the Chapmans applied for permission to increase the size of the project as the original project was found to be financially unviable. The Planning Assessment Commission rejected the proposal, stating that the development couldn't expand unless a bridge was built from Goolwa to Hindmarsh Island as the existing Cable ferry would not be able to handle the increased traffic. In October 1989, approval was granted for a bridge, to be financed by the Chapmans, subject to an Environmental Impact Study (EIS). The EIS (the Edmonds Report) was completed within two weeks and identified the need for an anthropological study. The Chapmans funded a study by Rod Lucas who reported in January 1990 that existing written records did not record mythological sites, but cautioned that consultation with Indigenous groups would be required. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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