Cultural Heritage Agreements
A cultural heritage agreement is a voluntary agreement between two or more parties relating to the management or protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage. One of the parties must be a Registered Aboriginal Party (RAP) for the agreement to have effect. The consent for an agreement can also include several parties (for example land owners) and depending on the area of land may include more than one Registered Aboriginal Party who needs to give their consent for the agreement.
A cultural heritage agreement can deal with a variety of matters which include but are not limited to:
- the protection, maintenance or use of land containing an Aboriginal place or object
- the right for Aboriginal people to access, or use Aboriginal places or objects and
- provision for the rehabilitation of Aboriginal places or objects
A cultural heritage agreement cannot be made if either a Cultural Heritage Permit or Cultural Heritage Management Plan is required as an agreement cannot provide permission to harm Aboriginal cultural heritage
Information sheet on Aboriginal Heritage Protection Declarations & Cultural Heritage Agreements (PDF 79kb) or (Word 211kb)