Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003

the recognition, protection and conservation of Aboriginal cultural heritage should be based on respect for Aboriginal knowledge, culture and traditional practices;

Aboriginal people should be recognised as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage;

it is important to respect, preserve and maintain knowledge, innovations and practices of Aboriginal communities and to promote understanding of Aboriginal cultural heritage;

activities involved in recognition, protection and conservation of Aboriginal cultural heritage are important because they allow Aboriginal people to reaffirm their obligations to ‘law and country’;

there is a need to establish timely and efficient processes for the management of activities that may harm Aboriginal cultural heritage.