Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

2021 Act 69

2023 amendment Act 69

Aboriginal 4

Aboriginal ancestral remains 82(1)

Aboriginal cultural material 4

Aboriginal site 4

ACH Account 87(1)

ACH Compensation Fund 87(1)

ACH Council 69

ACH management plan 77(1)

ACH permit 76(1)

approved determination of native title 18(1AA)

assent day 71(1)

claim area 18(1AA)

Committee 4

Department 4

determination area 18(1AA)

fee 67A(1)

historical protected area order 73(1)

ILUA 18(1AA)

Marandoo Act area 78(1)

Marandoo Reduced Area dataset 78(1)

Minister for Lands 66(1)

Museum 4

National Native Title Register 18(1AA)

native title 18(1AA)

Native Title Act 18(1AA)

native title party 18(1AA)

native title rights and interests 18(1AA)

new information about an Aboriginal site 18(1AA)

owner 18A(1), 18B(1), 78(1)

party 18A(1)

person of Aboriginal descent 4

proceedings under this Act 4

protected area 4

protected area order 73(1)

publication day 71(1)

regional corporation 18(1AA)

registered claim 18(1AA)

registered native title body corporate 18(1AA)

registered native title claim 18(1AA)

registered native title claimant 18(1AA)

Register of Native Title Claims 18(1AA)

Registrar 4

relevant determination 18(1AA)

repeal day 69

secret or sacred object 83(1)

settlement ILUA 18(1AA)

specified 71(1)

specified land 78(1)

specified purpose 78(1)

spent protected area order 73(1)

subcommittee 31(2)

temporarily protected area 4

the owner of any land 18(1)

the Trustees 4

traditional custodian 4

transitional matter 71(1)

transitional regulations 69, 71(2)

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