The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Management's decision to close the Uluru climb is a primary institutional source, the board's own record of a 2017 unanimous vote, implemented in 2019, ending public tourist climbing of the sacred rock formation at the request of its Anangu traditional owners. As the governing body's own decision record, with the board majority-constituted by Anangu representatives under Australian park co-management law, it is directly authoritative for the decision's timeline, stated rationale and legal basis. It is the board's own institutional account of a decision that remained publicly debated in Australia up to the closure itself, with some visitors and commentators objecting on access grounds, a controversy the board's own record addresses as background to its unanimous vote rather than omits.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier3
The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Management's own decision record, the lower tier reflecting a governing body's self-account rather than an independent journalistic or scholarly report, weighed against its direct authority for the decision's own timeline and stated rationale, with the board majority-constituted by Anangu representatives under Australian co-management law. NotesThe Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Management's own announcement of its decision to close the Uluru climb (2017); the managing body's own statement, not independent scholarly analysis.
Citation
AuthorUluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Management
PublisherDirector of National Parks, Australian Government
Publication Year2017
URLhttps://parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/discover/culture/climb-closure/
Source TypeTradition's own account
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyUluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Management (Anangu traditional-owner majority)
Custodian BasisA decision of the statutory board on which the Anangu traditional owners hold the majority of seats. Authoritative as the custodians own decision about their own site, which is precisely the claim it is cited for.
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)
This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 11 claims: 11 well-attested.
- Sacred Sites, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Cultures, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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