Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2018.

These Regulations, consisting of 91 sections divided into seven Parts and completed by nine Schedules, implement the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006. The objectives of the Regulations are: a) to specify the circumstances in which a cultural heritage management plan is required for an activity or class of activity; b) to prescribe standards for the preparation of a cultural heritage management plan including the carrying out of assessments; c) to prescribe the form for the preparation of preliminary Aboriginal heritage tests including the carrying out of assessments; d) to prescribe standards for the preparation of a map included in a cultural heritage agreement; e) to prescribe fees for evaluating, approving and amending a cultural heritage management plan; f) to prescribe fees for an application for a cultural heritage permit; g) to prescribe fees for an application to the Secretary for advice as to whether a record exists on the Register in relation to a nominated area of land; h) to prescribe fees for an application for certification of a preliminary Aboriginal heritage test; i) to prescribe fees for giving notice of intention to prepare a cultural heritage management plan; j) to prescribe fees for access to the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register; and k) to generally give effect to the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006.
Schedules specify the following issues: Areas of cultural heritage sensitivity; Cultural heritage management plans; Applications to amend approved cultural heritage management plans; Aboriginal cultural heritage land management agreements; Report on Aboriginal ancestral remains; Application for certification of preliminary Aboriginal heritage test; Application for registration of Aboriginal intangible heritage; Aboriginal intangible heritage agreement; Application for registration as a registered Aboriginal party.