Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 - SECT 19

Cultural rights

19. Cultural rights



(1) All persons with a particular cultural, religious, racial or linguistic
background must not be denied the right, in community with other persons of
that background, to enjoy his or her culture, to declare and practise his or
her religion and to use his or her language.

(2) Aboriginal persons hold distinct cultural rights and must not be denied
the right, with other members of their community-

   (a)  to enjoy their identity and culture; and



   (b)  to maintain and use their language; and

   (c)  to maintain their kinship ties; and

   (d)  to maintain their distinctive spiritual, material and economic
        relationship with the land and waters and other resources with which
        they have a connection under traditional laws and customs.