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ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT 2003 - As at 9 November 2018 - Act 79 of 2003

- As at 9 November 2018 - Act 79 of 2003

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

Division 1 - Introduction

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Act binds all persons

Division 2 - Purpose of Act

  • 4 Main purpose of Act
  • 5 Principles underlying Act’s main purpose
  • 6 How main purpose of Act is to be achieved

Division 3 - Interpretation

PART 2 - OWNERSHIP, CUSTODIANSHIP AND POSSESSION OF ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 14 Object and intent

Division 2 - Aboriginal human remains

  • 15 Ownership of Aboriginal human remains
  • 16 Aboriginal human remains in custody of State
  • 17 Possession of Aboriginal human remains
  • 18 Knowledge of Aboriginal human remains

Division 3 - Secret and sacred objects

  • 19 Ownership and custody of secret or sacred object

Division 4 - Other Aboriginal cultural heritage

Division 5 - Role of Queensland Museum

PART 3 - PROTECTION OF ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE

Division 1 - Key cultural heritage protection provisions

Division 2 - Duty of care guidelines

  • 28 Cultural heritage duty of care guidelines

Division 3 - Information about cultural heritage

  • 29 Information protection provision
  • 30 Putting cultural heritage management plan into effect
  • 31 Other activities

Division 4 - Protection of cultural heritage under action of Minister

  • 32 Stop orders
  • 33 Particular steps to preserve cultural heritage

PART 4 - NATIVE TITLE PARTIES, ABORIGINAL PARTIES AND ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE BODIES

PART 5 - COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE INFORMATION

Division 1 - Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Database

  • 38 Establishment of database
  • 39 Purpose of establishing database
  • 40 Placing information on database
  • 41 Taking information off database
  • 42 Availability of database to public generally
  • 43 Availability of database to Aboriginal party
  • 44 Availability of database for cultural heritage duty of care purposes
  • 45 Availability of database to researcher

Division 2 - Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Register

  • 46 Establishment of register
  • 47 Purpose of establishing register
  • 48 Recording information from cultural heritage study
  • 49 Information about cultural heritage management plans
  • 50 Keeping register up-to-date
  • 51 Availability of register to public generally

PART 6 - CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES

Division 1 - Introduction

  • 52 Requirements for carrying out cultural heritage study and recording findings
  • 53 Roles and responsibilities for carrying out cultural heritage study
  • 54 Cultural heritage study guidelines

Division 2 - Preparing to carry out cultural heritage study

  • 55 Reference to part of study area may be taken to include reference to whole
  • 56 Giving of written notice (proposed study)
  • 57 Basic information requirements for written notice (proposed study)
  • 58 Additional requirements for notice to Aboriginal cultural heritage body
  • 59 Additional requirements for notice to Aboriginal party
  • 60 Additional requirements for notice to representative body
  • 61 Giving of public notice (proposed study)
  • 62 Aboriginal cultural heritage body response to written notice and endorsement for study
  • 63 Aboriginal party response to written notice and endorsement for study
  • 64 Aboriginal party response to public notice and endorsement for study
  • 65 Endorsement for study in absence of response

Division 3 - Carrying out cultural heritage study

  • 66 Role of endorsed party
  • 67 Role of sponsor
  • 68 Engagement of cultural heritage assessors
  • 69 Role of cultural heritage assessors
  • 70 Consultation supporting cultural heritage study

Division 4 - Recording by chief executive

  • 71 Giving of cultural heritage study to chief executive for recording
  • 72 Consideration of cultural heritage study before recording
  • 73 Requirements for recording cultural heritage study
  • 74 Recording or refusing to record findings of cultural heritage study

Division 5 - Objections, hearing and recommendation

  • 75 Definitions for div 5
  • 76 Objection to refusal to record findings
  • 77 Land Court’s hearing
  • 78 Land Court’s recommendation to Minister

Division 6 - Recording by Minister

  • 79 Recording or refusing to record findings of cultural heritage study

PART 7 - CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLANS

Division 1 - Introduction

  • 80 When cultural heritage management plan is or may be required—div 2
  • 81 Requirements for developing cultural heritage management plan and having it approved—divs 3 to 7
  • 82 Responsibility for developing cultural heritage management plan
  • 83 Voluntary development of cultural heritage management plan
  • 84 Approved cultural heritage management plan may not require particular action
  • 85 Cultural heritage management plan guidelines

Division 2 - Protection of cultural heritage under cultural heritage management plans

  • 86 Application of div 2
  • 87 Cultural heritage management plan needed if EIS needed
  • 88 Cultural heritage management plan may be needed if other environmental authority needed
  • 89. (Repealed)

Division 3 - Preparing to develop cultural heritage management plan

  • 90 Reference to part of plan area may be taken to include reference to whole
  • 91 Giving of written notice (proposed plan)
  • 92 Basic information requirements for written notice (proposed plan)
  • 93 Additional requirements for notice to Aboriginal cultural heritage body
  • 94 Additional requirements for notice to Aboriginal party
  • 95 Additional requirements for notice to representative body
  • 96 Giving of public notice (proposed plan)
  • 97 Aboriginal cultural heritage body response to written notice and endorsement for plan
  • 98 Aboriginal party response to written notice and endorsement for plan
  • 99 Aboriginal party response to public notice and endorsement for plan
  • 100 Becoming Aboriginal party after written notice (proposed plan) is given
  • 101 Endorsement for plan in absence of response

Division 4 - Development of cultural heritage management plan

  • 102 Role of endorsed party
  • 103 Role of sponsor
  • 104 Consultation
  • 105 Reaching agreement
  • 106 Mediation

Division 5 - Approval by chief executive

  • 107 Chief executive approval of plan
  • 108 Consideration of plan before approval if no endorsed party
  • 109 Approving or refusing to approve plan if no endorsed party

Division 6 - Objection or referral, hearing and recommendation

  • 110 Definitions for div 6
  • 111 Objection to Land Court to refusal to approve agreed plan
  • 112 Sponsor may refer plan to Land Court after unsuccessful mediation
  • 113 Sponsor may refer plan to Land Court after failure to agree
  • 114 Administrative details for objection or referral
  • 115 Substantive requirements for objection or referral
  • 116 Land Court’s hearing
  • 117 Land Court’s recommendation to Minister
  • 118 Reaching the recommendation
  • 119 General time requirement for making recommendation

Division 7 - Approval by Minister

  • 120 Approving or refusing to approve plan

PART 8 - INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT

Division 1 - Authorised officers

  • 121 Appointment and qualifications
  • 122 Appointment conditions and limit on powers
  • 123 Issue of identity card
  • 124 Production or display of identity card
  • 125 When authorised officer ceases to hold office
  • 126 Resignation
  • 127 Return of identity card

Division 2 - Powers of authorised officers

Subdivision 1 - Entry of places
  • 128 Power to enter places
  • Subdivision 2 - Procedure for entry
  • 129 Entry with consent
  • 130 Application for warrant
  • 131 Issue of warrant
  • 132 Special warrants
  • 133 Warrants—procedure before entry
  • Subdivision 3 - Powers after entry
  • 134 General powers after entering places
  • 135 Failure to help authorised officer
  • 136 Failure to give information
  • Subdivision 4 - Power to seize evidence
  • 137 Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered without consent or warrant
  • 138 Seizing evidence at a place that may only be entered with consent or warrant
  • 139 Securing seized things
  • 140 Tampering with seized things
  • 141 Power to support seizure
  • 142 Receipts for seized things
  • 143 Return of seized things
  • 144 Access to seized things
  • Subdivision 5 - Power to obtain information
  • 145 Power to require name and address
  • 146 Failure to give name or address

Division 3 - General enforcement matters

  • 147 Notice of damage
  • 148 Compensation
  • 149 False or misleading information
  • 150 False or misleading documents
  • 151 Obstructing authorised officers

PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

  • 152 Delegations
  • 153 Access to land
  • 154 Advisory committees
  • 155 Purchase or compulsory acquisition to protect cultural heritage
  • 156 Proceedings for an offence
  • 157 Review of Act
  • 158 Approval of forms
  • 159 Regulation-making power

PART 10 - REPEAL

  • 160 Repeal of Cultural Record (Landscapes Queensland and Queensland Estate) Act 1987

PART 11 - TRANSITIONAL AND VALIDATION PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Transitional provisions for Act No. 79 of 2003

  • 161 Confirmation of ownership of Aboriginal cultural heritage before commencement
  • 162 Recording information about designated landscape areas
  • 163 Foundation material for database
  • 164 Existing agreement for carrying out activity
  • 165 Permit under repealed Act
  • 166 Authority obtained before commencement
  • 167 Cultural heritage arrangements for project authorised before commencement
  • 168 Cultural heritage arrangements for project not authorised before commencement
  • 169 References to repealed Act

Division 2 - Transitional and validation provisions for Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018

  • 170 Consideration of particular cultural heritage studies endorsed before commencement
  • 171 Approval of particular cultural heritage management plans endorsed before commencement
  • 172 Validation of particular acts and omissions done before commencement

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