Indigenous heritage + native title
Native Title Act 1993 + Future Act procedures + state cultural heritage protections (Vic AH Act, NSW NPW Act). Post-Juukan reforms.
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Obligations (10)
- highCWLTHcurrentNative Title Future Act procedures
Activities affecting native title rights subject to NTA Future Act processes.
- highVICcurrentAboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Vic) — CHMP
Activities in areas of cultural heritage sensitivity require a CHMP.
- highNSWcurrentNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW) — Aboriginal heritage
Activities affecting Aboriginal objects + sites in NSW require AHIP or due diligence.
- highQLDcurrentAboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld) — duty of care
Anyone carrying out an activity that could harm Aboriginal cultural heritage in Qld owes a statutory duty of care.
- highWAcurrentAboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) — s 18 consent
Any use of land that may damage an Aboriginal site requires s 18 consent from the Minister.
- highSAcurrentAboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) — Minister's authorisation
Activities that damage, disturb or interfere with an Aboriginal site, object or remains require Minister's authorisation in SA.
- highTAScurrentAboriginal Heritage Act 1975 (Tas) — permit to disturb relics
A permit from the Minister is required to disturb, destroy or remove an Aboriginal relic in Tasmania.
- highNTcurrentNorthern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1989 — Authority Certificate
Use of land that may affect a sacred site in the NT requires an Authority Certificate from AAPA.
- highACTcurrentHeritage Act 2004 (ACT) — Aboriginal places + objects
Disturbing an Aboriginal place or object in the ACT requires registration consultation + ACT Heritage Council approval.
- highCWLTHcurrentEPBC Act — National Heritage + Indigenous heritage values
Actions likely to have a significant impact on National Heritage Indigenous values require Commonwealth approval.