(2) For an area to be a
significant Aboriginal area, it is not necessary for the area to contain
markings or other physical evidence indicating Aboriginal occupation or
otherwise denoting the area’s significance.
(3) For example, the area might
be a ceremonial place, a birthing place, a burial place or the site of a
massacre.
(4) Also, if significant Aboriginal objects exist in an area and
the significance of the objects is intrinsically linked with their location in
the area—
(a) the existence of the objects in the area is enough on its own
to make the area a significant Aboriginal area; and
(b) if it is reasonably
appropriate under this Act, the immediate area and the objects in it may be
taken to be, collectively, a significant Aboriginal area.
(5) For identifying
a significant Aboriginal area, regard may be had to authoritative
anthropological, biogeographical, historical and archaeological information.
