Ostwald Construction has been forced to pay more than $430, 000 for failing to protect indigenous artefacts on its central Queensland quarry site.
The Emerald Magistrates Court found the construction company cut down Gumbi Gumbi trees, as well as displacing multiple Indigenous artefacts.
Magistrate, Catherine Benson, said, “[The company’s] behaviour amounts to gross negligence on its part.”
The company is in voluntary administration, and already owes more than $40 million.