The Cook State Government is posed to make a humiliating back-down on their proposed Aboriginal Heritage Law changes, with the month-old legislation likely to be ripped up within the next few days.

The changes have been massively unpopular with farmers, regional residents and builders, among others, and have been a constant thorn in the side of Cook’s recently-structured cabinet.

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WA Pastoralists & Graziers President Tony Seabrook has been extremely outspoken about the organisation’s opposition to the laws, and told Gary Adshead on 6PR Mornings they were “elated” by the apparent backflip.

“I think there was a vast degree of overconfidence within the party; I think they thought they could ram this through,” Mr Seabrook said.

The proposed law has been mentioned as part of Australia’s Indigenous representation mandates to the United Nations, and as a member of the UN’s Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues, Curtin Law School’s Hannah McGlade told Gary the laws actually were in opposition to international mandates.

“The reforms have been an absolute mess, and Aboriginal people across the state have also said that this act is not acceptable,” Associate Professor McGlade said.

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