DO YOU THINK CULTURAL HERITAGE LAW AND MANAGEMENT IS STUFFED IN VICTORIA -THEY NOW WANT COMMITTEES HAND PICKED BYAAV TO TAKE THE PLACE OF TRADITIONAL OWNERS WHERE THERE ARE NO RAPS? WTF LOL ONLY NINE RAPS DETERMINED SINCE 2006 YET THERE ARE 38 FIRST NATIONS IT SIMPL Y DONT ADD UP? Review of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 Why review the Aboriginal Heritage Act? The Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (the Act) commenced operation on 28 May 2007. It is the Victorian Governments legislation for protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage. This review has been conducted according to Section 193 of the Act, which requires the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs to review the Acts efficacy and efficiency by 28 May 2012. The review is aimed at refining and improving the Acts operation with the benefit of five years experience. Latest news The Victorian Government has released an exposure draft of the Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Bill 2014. The Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Bill details proposed changes to the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006. The proposed changes are informed by the Victorian Government responses to the Review of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006, and to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Establishment and Effectiveness of registered Aboriginal parties. The draft Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Bill 2014 does not include all recommendations of the Victorian Government responses; there are other policy proposals and legislative matters still under consideration. Any further proposed amendments to the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 will be introduced by a subsequent amendment bill. We invite you to make comment on the draft Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Bill 2014: Read the draft Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Bill 2014 and provide comment About the Review The Office of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria undertook this review on behalf of the Minister. An external advisory group has overseen the review process. The group includes representatives from the Aboriginal community, industry, cultural heritage advisors and local government. The review has involved a series of publications (A Discussion Paper, Summary of Submissions and Consultation, the Issues and Options Paper, a Summary Report and a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers on the social and economic impacts of the Act) that have supported and incorporated feedback from a widespread consultation and submission process. Over 140 written submissions have been received. Submissions on the Issues and Options Paper Submissions to the review in 2011 Read the Summary Report The Summary Report outlines the views of stakeholders in response to options for improving the Act that were presented in the Issues and Options Paper. This Summary Report is available here: Summary Report (Word 221 KB) Summary Report (PDF 621 KB) Read the Summary of Submissions and Consultation The Summary of Submissions and Consultation contains a summary of the key issues raised in submissions and consultation on the review in 2011. The Summary of Submissions and Consultation is available here: Summary Of Submissions and Consultation (Word 315 KB) Summary Of Submissions and Consultation (PDF 543 KB) Read the Socioeconomic Report PricewaterhouseCoopers prepared a report on the social and economic impacts of the Act, the report is available here: Socioeconomic Report (Word 1.7 MB) Socioeconomic Report (PDF 1.7 MB) Read the Issues and Options Paper An Issues and Options Paper was developed in response to key issues raised in the review process and sought feedback on options for improving the Act. The Issues and Options Paper is available here: Options Paper Aboriginal Heritage Act (Word 75 KB) Options Paper Aboriginal Heritage Act (PDF 484 KB) Read the Discussion Paper The discussion paper is available here: Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 Discussion Paper (Word 280 KB) Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 Discussion Paper (PDF 900 KB) Read the Victorian Governments responses to the review and the inquiry The Victorian Government responded to the findings of the review of the Aboriginal Heritage Act and the recommendations of the Parliamentary Inquiry. The response to the review is available here: Victorian Government Response - Review of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Word 33 KB) Victorian Government Response - Review of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (PDF 81 KB) The response to the inquiry can be found on the Parliament of Victoria website here: Victorian Government Response to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Establishment and Effectiveness of Registered Aboriginal Parties Review steps Key steps in the review process Release Discussion Paper and invite submissions (September 2011) Consultation and submissions (September 2011 to January 2012) Release Summary of Submissions and Consultation, Socioeconomic Report and Issues and Options Paper and invite submissions (April 2012) Consultation and submissions (5 April to 24 May 2012) Provide advice on outcomes of the review relevant to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the establishment and effectiveness of Registered Aboriginal Parties Release review report summarising responses to the Issues and Options Paper Victorian Government responds to the findings of the review of the Act and the recommendations of the Parliamentary Inquiry Necessary legislative amendments are prepared. External advisory group An external advisory group has overseen the review process. The group includes representatives from the Aboriginal community, industry, cultural heritage advisors and local government. The group has met throughout the review providing advice and feedback on the review process. Contact us If you would like to find out more about the review, or would like to be added to our contact database, please contact: Tel: 03 9208 3235 Email: [email protected] Parliamentary inquiry into Registered Aboriginal Parties (RAPs) Running in parallel with the review of the Aboriginal Heritage Act, was an inquiry into the Establishment and Effectiveness of Registered Aboriginal Parties. A report from the inquiry was released 14th Nov 2012. A copy of the report and further information about the inquiry is available on the Parliament of Victoria website. How are the review of the Act and the parliamentary inquiry related? The review of the Aboriginal Heritage Act has been undertaken by Aboriginal Affairs Victoria on behalf of the Minister. The review looked into the operation of all parts of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 and the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007. The Parliamentary Inquiry into registered Aboriginal parties is being undertaken by the Parliament of Victoria. The Parliamentary Inquiry is looking at the processes relating to the appointment and effectiveness of registered Aboriginal parties. Stakeholders have been encouraged to have their say through both processes by making submissions under both the review of the Act and the Parliamentary Inquiry.
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