ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 150 Application for registration

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 150

S. 150(1) amended by No. 11/2016 s. 91(1).

    (1)     An application for registration as a registered Aboriginal party must be made to the Council in the prescribed form and include the following—

        (a)     the party's name, address and other contact details;

        (b)     a description of the area in respect of which the application is made, including details, in the form of a map or a written description, of the boundaries of that area;

        (c)     a statement from the applicant outlining the nature of—

              (i)     the relationship or links of the applicant to the area for which the application is made; or

S. 150(1)(c)(ii) amended by No. 11/2016 s. 91(2).

              (ii)     the applicant's historical or contemporary interest in Aboriginal cultural heritage relating to the area and expertise in managing and protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage in that area;

S. 150(1)(d) inserted by No. 11/2016 s. 91(3).

        (d)     a statement from the applicant setting out how the applicant intends to consider the interests of any Aboriginal people for whom the area in respect of which the application is made has cultural heritage significance, but who are not the traditional owners of the area;

S. 150(1)(e) inserted by No. 11/2016 s. 91(3).

        (e)     any other prescribed information.

S. 150(2) substituted by No. 11/2016 s. 91(4).

    (2)     An applicant for registration as a registered Aboriginal party must be a corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 of the Commonwealth.