Cultural heritage management plans
Cultural Heritage Management Plan Guidelines (PDF, 660K)* were gazetted on 22 April 2005.
These guidelines provide:
- basic information relating to cultural heritage management plans and the statutory process
- help for land users deciding whether they should develop a plan
- where applicable, help in working out a suitable structure for a plan, and a way of carrying it out.
Having an approved cultural heritage management plan will ensure that you are complying strictly with the duty of care required by the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (PDF)* and the Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (PDF)*. To comply, your plan must be:
- directed at how to manage and conduct activities that may harm cultural heritage.
- a record of the methods and management practices agreed to by the relevant parties.
It must also include:
- a statement that all relevant parties have been consulted and that all relevant issues have been identified and addressed.
You should develop a cultural heritage management plan if:
- after your proposed activity has been assessed against the Duty of Care Guidelines (PDF, 160K)* , it is evident that there is a high risk that it could harm cultural heritage.
- you want to ensure that you have done all that is practical and reasonable to comply with the duty of care.
- under the Act you are obliged to develop a plan.
Forms approved for use when initiating a Cultural Heritage Management Plan under the Act are:
Written Notice (PDF, 22K)*
Public Notice (PDF, 23K)*
Please ensure that you include as much information as possible in each notice to clearly identify the project and the project area. This will enable the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander party to clearly determine any potential impact on cultural heritage and whether they need to respond to the Notice requesting to become an endorsed party.
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Last updated: 16 March 2009