Australian heritage law

Australian heritage law

Australian heritage laws exist at the national (Commonwealth) level, and at each of Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia state levels.

It is these laws, and their associated regulations, registers, agreements, case law, and practices that seek to protect, preserve, present, and transmit the Australian nation's natural, cultural, and historical heritage into the future.

State level heritage law: New South Wales

Aboriginal cultural heritage

The primary legislation relied upon within New South Wales to conserve the State's cultural heritage, and promote public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of places, objects, and features of significance to the State's Aboriginal peoples, is the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW)

State level heritage law: Queensland

Aboriginal cultural heritage

As at 16 April 2003, within Queensland, legislation has been passed by Parliament to provide statutory protection to all Aboriginal heritage across the whole of the State, irrespective of tenure, and irrespective of whether or not this heritage has been previously identified as such within a database created and held by the State's 'Cultural Heritage Coordination Unit', within its Department of Natural Resources and Water.Department of Natural Resources and Mines (2005) "Cultural Heritage - Your Duty of Care". Cultural Heritage Information Series. Brisbane.]

ee also

* Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA)
* Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld)
* National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW)

External links

* [http://www.heritage.gov.au/laws.html Australian Government's 'Heritage Directory' listing of Australian heritage laws] Accessed 3 March 2008
* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/other/IndigLRes/1996/1/27.html?query=Queensland%20heritage Indigenous Law Resource Background Material for Review of Aboriginal heritage laws nationally, and for each State (1996)] Accessed 3 March 2008

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Australian constitutional law — is the area of the law of Australia relating to the interpretation and application of the Constitution of Australia. Several major doctrines of Australian constitutional law have developed.For the story of how Australia evolved from a set of… …   Wikipedia

  • Australian tort law — Tort law in Australia is the body of precedents and, to a lesser extent, legislation, that together define the operation of tort law in Australia. A tort is a civil wrong, other than a breach of contract. Tort law is a way in which the law can… …   Wikipedia

  • Law of Australia — The law of Australia consists of the Australian common law (which is based on the English common law), federal laws enacted by the Parliament of Australia, and laws enacted by the Parliaments of the Australian states and territories. The most… …   Wikipedia

  • Australian Aboriginal mythology — Australian Aboriginal myths (also known as Dreamtime stories, Songlines or Aboriginal oral literature) are the stories traditionally performed by Aboriginal peoples [Morris, C (1994) “Oral Literature” in Horton, David (General Editor)] within… …   Wikipedia

  • Australian Capital Territory — Australia state or territory Name = Australian Capital Territory Fullname = Australian Capital Territory the = the Motto = For the Queen, the Law and the People Nickname = The Nations Heart or The Capital Emblems = The floral emblem of the ACT is …   Wikipedia

  • Australian referendum, 1967 (Aboriginals) — The referendum of 27 May 1967 approved two amendments to the Australian constitution relating to Indigenous Australians. Technically it was a vote on the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginals) 1967 , which after being approved in the referendum… …   Wikipedia

  • heritage act — /ˈhɛrətɪdʒ ækt/ (say heruhtij akt) noun Law (also upper case) a statutory framework for the identification and conservation of heritage items, set up by any of various national, state, or international bodies, such as the Australian Heritage… …  

  • Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) — The Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 is the principal legislation passed by South Australia s Parliament to protect and preserve their State s Aboriginal heritage (ie Aboriginal heritage falling within their State s boundaries) [ [http://www.ccsa.asn …   Wikipedia

  • Australian archaeology — is a large sub field in the discipline of Archaeology. Archaeology in Australia takes three main forms, Aboriginal Archaeology (the archaeology of Aborigines and Australia before European Settlement), Historical Archaeology (the archaeology of… …   Wikipedia

  • Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld) — The Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 is legislation passed by Queensland Parliament and commencing April 2004, so as to create a defined legal responsibility on all Queenslander s to both value and protect the State of Queensland s… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”