Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1989

A custodian of a sacred site may apply to the Authority for the site to be registered in the

Register.

As soon as practicable after an application under subsection (1) is received by the

Authority it shall consult with the applicant and other custodians, if any, of the sacred site to determine:

the basis on and extent to which the applicant and other custodians, if any, are entrusted with responsibility for the site according to Aboriginal tradition;

the name or names and addresses of the custodian or custodians;

the story of the site according to Aboriginal tradition;

the location and extent of the site;

the restrictions, if any, according to Aboriginal tradition, on activities that may be carried out on or in the vicinity of the site;

the physical features that constitute the site;

whether, and if so to what extent, the period of the registration should be limited; and

the restrictions, if any, that should be applied to information about matters referred to in paragraph (c) or (f) divulged by the custodian or custodians.

Except to the extent that the Authority determines under subsection (2)(h) that the information should not be recorded, the Authority shall reduce to writing the information obtained as a result of consultations under subsection (2).