ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT 1984 - SECT 10 Other declarations in relation to areas (1) Where the Minister: (a) receives an application made orally or in writing by or on behalf of an Aboriginal or a group of Aboriginals seeking the preservation or protection of a specified area from injury or desecration;

Sections 9, 10 and 12 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) (ATSIHP Act) enable the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment to make a declaration for the protection and preservation of significant Aboriginal areas …

Sections 9 and 10 of the ATSIHP Act enable an Aboriginal person or a group of Aboriginal people to make an application to the Commonwealth Minister seeking a declaration for the preservation or protection of a specific significant Aboriginal area from injury or desecration.

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT 1984 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART I--PRELIMINARY 1.Short title 2.Commencement 3.Interpretation 4.Purposes of Act 5.Extension to Territories 6.Act binds the Crown 6A.Application of the Criminal Code 7.Application of other laws 8.Application of Act PART II--PROTECTION--OF SIGNIFICANT ABORIGINAL AREAS AND OBJECTS Division 1 ...

In response to an application, the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Water can use the ATSIHP Act to make a declaration to protect an area or object for a specified period of time. A declaration is a legislative instrument and it is an offence to breach a declaration.

Generally, Australia’s state and territory governments are responsible for protecting Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage. Learn about your state or territory’s laws, processes and protections.

This is a compilation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 21 October 2016 (the compilation date). The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes ) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled ...

(1) It is the duty of the Minister to ensure that so far as is reasonably practicable all places in Western Australia that are of traditional or current sacred, ritual or ceremonial significance to persons of Aboriginal descent should be recorded on behalf of the community, and their relative importance evaluated so that the resources av...

Under the Act, Aboriginal means a person of the Aboriginal race of Australia or a descendant of the indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait islands. Are you an Aboriginal person? Are you making the application on behalf of an Aboriginal person or persons?

May 15, 1992 · Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 - Declaration under section 10 - [Legislative Instrument] We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledge …