Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003

This section applies if at least 28 days of the consultation period for the cultural heritage management plan have elapsed, and it appears to a consultation party for the plan that—

a dispute has arisen between 2 or more consultation parties for the plan; and

the dispute is substantially delaying the development of the plan.

The consultation party may ask the Land Court to provide mediation of the dispute.

If in the opinion of the Land Court the dispute is suitable for mediation the Land Court may provide the mediation.

Referral of the dispute to mediation may extend the consultation period only to the extent agreed to in writing by all the consultation parties.