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• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth)
  First Act of its type since Cth got power to legislate for Aboriginal people in 1967. Intended to be used only where State or Territory laws do not adequately protect Aboriginal objects and sites (on AustLII)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Amendment Act 1987 (Cth)
  Enacted at Victoria's request, this Act amended the principal Act to avoiding excluding operation of Victorain heritage laws (on AustLII)
• Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority [Search]
  The Authority (AAPA) is a twelve member board established under the Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act
• Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld)
  (on AustLII)
• Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA)
  (on State Law Publisher WA Legislation database)
• Ask First: a guide to respecting Indigenous heritage places and values [Search]
  This guideline provides a practical guide for land developers, land users and managers, cultural heritage professionals and many others who may have an impact on Indigenous heritage (on Australian Heritage Commission)
• ATSIC Issues: Heritage [Search]
  Information, submissions and papers relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 and its review (on Pandora)
• Hindmarsh Island Bridge Act 1997 (Cth)
  Prevents Heritage Protection Act from effecting the building of Hindmarsh Island Bridge (on AustLII)
• Inquiry into the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Bill 1998 (Cth): Twelfth Report of the Joint Committee on Native Title [Search]
  Inquiry looked at provisions in this amendment bill. Second Reading speech said the Bill would achieve a balancing of the interests of indigenous people and other parties in relation to the protection of Indigenous heritage (on Parliament of Australia website)
• Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1995 (NT)
  Provides scheme for registration and protection of sacred sites (on AustLII)
• Our Culture Our Future - Report on Australian Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights [Search]
  PDF version (archived on Frankel Lawyers)
• Report of Inquiry into the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) : Eleventh Report of the Joint Committee on Native Title (1998) [Search]
  This Inquiry considered issues arising from the Evatt Report of the 1984 Act (August 1996), particularly uncertainty and delay, procedural fairness, Aboriginal involvement and property development (on Parliament of Australia website)
• Review of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth)
  Report by the Hon. Elizabeth Evatt AC 1996 (on AustLII)
• Strehlow Research Centre Act 2005 (NT)
  Governs maintenance of anthropologist Ted Strehlow’s archives and collections of sacred objects (tjurunga) and the repatriation of objects to communities.(on AustLII)
• Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld)
  (on AustLII)