❓ Hon. Stephen Dawson questions the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs regarding the creation and implications of the 'other heritage places' category under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972. The Minister clarifies the category's purpose and level of protection.
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ABORIGINAL
HERITAGE ACT 1972 — HERITAGE PLACES PROTECTION
149. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972.
(1) Why has
the Government conflated past categories, interim and stored data and
non-sites, into a new category of Aboriginal sites titled ''other
heritage places''?
(2) When was the new category created and what is the
legislative basis for its creation?
(3) What criteria are used to categorise places as ''other
heritage places''?
(4) Have sites
been removed from the Register of Places and Objects and placed in this category;
and, if so, how many and which sites?
(5) What is the level of protection received by places that
are categorised as ''other heritage places''?
HERITAGE ACT 1972 — HERITAGE PLACES PROTECTION
149. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972.
(1) Why has
the Government conflated past categories, interim and stored data and
non-sites, into a new category of Aboriginal sites titled ''other
heritage places''?
(2) When was the new category created and what is the
legislative basis for its creation?
(3) What criteria are used to categorise places as ''other
heritage places''?
(4) Have sites
been removed from the Register of Places and Objects and placed in this category;
and, if so, how many and which sites?
(5) What is the level of protection received by places that
are categorised as ''other heritage places''?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of this question.
(1) It was to
clarify for external users the distinction between registered sites that have
legal status under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 and other places that do
not.
(2) It was in
October 2010. Only places assessed as Aboriginal sites are required by section
38 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act to be entered on the register. Compliance
with the Aboriginal Heritage Act and the State Records Act 2000 will ensure
that the department maintains all information relating to other heritage
places.
(3) If the
site is not registered under the Aboriginal Heritage Act, it is classified as
an ''other heritage place''.
(4) From time to
time, the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee reassesses sites based on new
information. Following this assessment, some sites are placed into this
category but are not removed from the system. The department maintains
approximately 33 000 site files.
(5) Only sites
that meet the definition of section 5 are afforded protection under the
Aboriginal Heritage Act.
honourable member for some notice of this question.
(1) It was to
clarify for external users the distinction between registered sites that have
legal status under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 and other places that do
not.
(2) It was in
October 2010. Only places assessed as Aboriginal sites are required by section
38 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act to be entered on the register. Compliance
with the Aboriginal Heritage Act and the State Records Act 2000 will ensure
that the department maintains all information relating to other heritage
places.
(3) If the
site is not registered under the Aboriginal Heritage Act, it is classified as
an ''other heritage place''.
(4) From time to
time, the Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee reassesses sites based on new
information. Following this assessment, some sites are placed into this
category but are not removed from the system. The department maintains
approximately 33 000 site files.
(5) Only sites
that meet the definition of section 5 are afforded protection under the
Aboriginal Heritage Act.
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