Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003

A person may object to the Land Court to—

the chief executive’s recording in the register of the findings of the cultural heritage study; or

the chief executive’s refusal to record in the register the findings of the cultural heritage study.

However, to object, the person (the objector) must be—

the sponsor for the study; or

an endorsed party for the study; or

a person who is an owner or occupier of a part of the study area; or

a local government whose local government area includes a part of the study area.

The objector must file the objection with the Land Court within the appeal period.

The objector must, in filing the objection with the Land Court, identify for the Land Court the names and contact details of all other persons who the objector understands to be parties to the objection.

As soon as practicable after receiving the objection from the objector, the Land Court must—

take all reasonable steps to identify all other parties to the objection; and

advise them of the objection.

The chief executive must give the Land Court all the help the chief executive can reasonably give to identify the parties to the objection.

The Land Court must take all reasonable steps to keep all parties to the objection informed about when the hearing of the objection is to be held.