Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003

The sponsor may engage persons as cultural heritage assessors for the cultural heritage study.

An endorsed party for the cultural heritage study may ask the sponsor to engage a cultural heritage assessor for the study for a particular purpose.

The sponsor must comply with any reasonable request of an endorsed party under subsection (2).

However, the sponsor may engage a person as a cultural heritage assessor for the cultural heritage study only if the sponsor is satisfied the person is—

a Torres Strait Islander for the study area; or

an appropriately qualified person in a discipline directly relevant to the study; or

another person who has particular knowledge or experience making the person suitable for engagement as a cultural heritage assessor.

In this section—

has responsibility under Island custom for some or all of the study area, or for significant Torres Strait Islander objects located or originating in the study area; or

is a member of a family or clan group recognised as having responsibility under Island custom for some or all of the study area, or for significant Torres Strait Islander objects located or originating in the study area.