ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 165B Appointment of Aboriginal heritage officers

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 165B

    (1)     The Minister, after consultation with the Council, may, in writing, appoint an employee of a registered Aboriginal party as an Aboriginal heritage officer.

    (2)     The Minister must be satisfied that a person appointed as an Aboriginal heritage officer—

        (a)     has an appropriate level of knowledge and experience in the identification and protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage; and

        (b)     has completed, to the satisfaction of the Minister, a course of training specified by the Minister; and

        (c)     is capable of carrying out the duties of an Aboriginal heritage officer under this Act.

S. 165C inserted by No. 11/2016 s. 105.