Aboriginal Heritage Management - Guides, Forms and Practice Notes
Find here guides and forms relating to:
- Aboriginal Heritage Agreements
- Aboriginal Heritage Council
- Cultural Heritage Management Plans
- Cultural Heritage Permits
- Heritage Inspectors
- Protection Declarations
- Registered Aboriginal Parties
- Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register
- Report on the Review of the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007
- Shells: A Guide
- Scarred Trees: a Manual
These resources have been developed for use in administering the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (the Act) and the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007 (the Regulations).
For any enquiries relating to the administration of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 please contact us or email Heritage Services.
Aboriginal Heritage Agreements
Aboriginal Heritage Agreement form (PDF 120 kb) or (Word 286 kb)Information sheet on Aboriginal Heritage Protection Declarations & Cultural Heritage Agreements (PDF 79 kb) or (Word 211 kb)
Aboriginal Heritage Council
Information sheet on the Aboriginal Heritage Council (PDF 164 kb) or (Word 737 kb)Cultural Heritage Management Plans
A Management Plan is a written report with a standard format. Find here relevant forms, guidelines and standards relating to the preparation of the Plans. For further information relating to CHMPs see Cultural Heritage Management Plans.Forms
Format in which a Cultural Heritage Management Plan must be prepared (PDF 86 kb) or (Word 128 kb)
Format in which a map describing the activity area of a Cultural Heritage Management Plan must be presented (PDF 14 kb) or (Word 31 kb).
Notice of Intent to Prepare a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (PDF 42 kb) or (Word 93 kb)
Application to a Registered Aboriginal Party for Approval of a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (PDF 27 kb) or (Word 34 kb)
Application to the Secretary for Approval of a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (PDF 25 kb) or (Word 50 kb)
Guides and Practice Notes
The Guide to Preparing Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plans (PDF 526 kb) or (Word 356 kb) provides detail and sets minimum standards for conducting cultural heritage assessments and preparing a Cultural Heritage Management Plan.
The following practice notes may also assist you:
Practice Note: Significant Ground Disturbance (PDF 95 kb) or (Word 442 kb)
Practice Note: Subsurface Testing (PDF 166 kb) or (Word 97 kb)
Practice Note: Salvage Excavation (PDF 159 kb) or (Word 99 kb)
Lodging Spatial Data in the VAHR (PDF 110 kb) or (Word 231 kb)
Other CHMP Tools
An Evaluation Checklist (Word 374 kb) has been developed with specific reference to Cultural Heritage Management Plans and should be used in evaluating these.
This template (Word 235 kb) can assist a Cultural Heritage Advisor to develop a Cultural Heritage Management Plan
Cultural Heritage Permits
Cultural Heritage Permit Application (PDF 82 kb) or (Word 194 kb)Information sheet on Cultural Heritage Permits (PDF 79 kb) or (Word 218 kb)
Heritage Inspectors
Approved format for an Inspector’s identity card (PDF 158 kb) or (Word 1647 kb)Information sheet on Heritage Inspectors & Enforcement (PDF 74 kb) or (Word 204 kb)
Protection Declarations
Interim Protection Declaration (PDF 31 kb)Ongoing Protection Declaration (PDF 28 kb )
Stop Order (PDF 28 kb)
Registered Aboriginal Parties (RAPs)
Application form for registration as a Registered Aboriginal Party (PDF 68 kb)Guidelines for RAP applications (PDF 57 kb)
Information sheet on becoming a RAP (PDF 89 kb) or (Word 224 kb)
Information sheet on the role of RAPs (PDF 88 kb) or (Word 225 kb)
Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register
Application Forms
Application for Access to Records (PDF 41 kb) or Word (91 kb)
Application for Advice as to the Existence of Records in Relation to a Nominated Area of Land (PDF 79 kb) or (Word 110 kb)
Not sure which application form to use? See who may access the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register?
Recording Guides
AAV have developed the following guidelines and standards to assist in investigating and recording Aboriginal places and objects:
Guidelines for conducting and reporting on Aboriginal cultural heritage investigations (PDF 1.6 MB) or (Word 857 KB)
Standards for recording Victorian Aboriginal heritage places and objects (PDF 1.4 MB) or (Word 502 KB)
For further information see Reporting a possible Aboriginal place or object.
Recording Forms
Preliminary Report Form (PDF 75 kb) or (Word 224 kb)
Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register Form (PDF 212 kb)
Victorian Aboriginal Place Component Forms for:
Aboriginal Historical Place (PDF 58 kb) or (Word 131 kb)
Non-archaeological / Intangible Aboriginal Place Consultation (PDF 50 kb) or (Word 156 kb)
Artefact Scatter (PDF 54 kb) or (Word 171 kb)
Earth Feature (PDF 53 kb) or (Word 132 kb)
Aboriginal Human Remains (PDF 127 kb) or (Word 177 kb)
Quarry (PDF 57 kb) or (Word 131 kb)
Rock Art (PDF 66 kb) or (Word 177 kb)
Scarred Tree (PDF 90 kb) or (Word 222 kb)
Shell Midden (PDF 55 kb) or (Word 163 kb)
Stone Feature (PDF 59 kb) or (Word 139 kb)
Place Inspection Form (PDF 55 kb) or (Word 158 kb)
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Place Assessment : Archaeological Survey & Excavation Attributes Form (PDF 32 kb) or (Word 58 kb)
Object Collection Form (PDF 85 kb)
Supplementary Information
A Guide to Shells Commonly Found in Victorian Aboriginal Shell Middens (PDF 1031 kb)Scarred Trees: An Identification and Recording Manual (PDF 3.8 mb)
Report on the Review of the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007 (PDF 727 kb) or (Word 642 kb)
Aboriginal stone structures in southwestern Victoria - a reference document (PDF 2095 kb) or (Word 1726 kb)
Further Information
For any enquiries relating to the administration of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 please contact us or email Heritage Services.