Prioritising cultural heritage
The Institute has voiced its support for current legislation that prioritises Aboriginal cultural heritage in our recent response to the Options Paper Review of the Cultural Heritage Acts Stage 1.
Key points:
- We support the move to improve the way this legislation works
- Engaging with traditional owners is important
- Committed to supporting appropriate development to occur.
The Institute has voiced its support for current legislation that prioritises Aboriginal cultural heritage in our recent response to the Options Paper Review of the Cultural Heritage Acts Stage 1. The legislation allows for effective and efficient engagement with both traditional owners and developers to enable appropriate developments to progress. View our recent submission here.
The Institute supports proposals to improve the way the legislation works. Specifically, the Institute has said that greater resourcing and training opportunities for parties will allow them to effectively and efficiently engage with developers and other land users and achieve the objectives of the Act.
The Institute seeks that any reforms should address:
- The need for arrangements to protect existing approvals and agreements
- The need for arrangements to ensure a party is in place at the time development is occurring to enable agreements to be reached
- Ensuring costly assessment of compliance is not required for severely disturbed areas without cultural heritage.
If you have any questions, please contact Martin Zaltron at mzaltron@udiaqld.com.au on (07) 3229 1589.