Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984

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The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 is an Australian federal law designed to safeguard significant Indigenous cultural and sacred sites from threats of damage or desecration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal statute ⓘ
heritage protection law ⓘ
administeredBy Australian Government ⓘ
amended yes ⓘ
appliesTo Aboriginal people ⓘ
Torres Strait Islander people ⓘ
objects of particular significance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ⓘ
places of particular significance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ⓘ
authorises Commonwealth Minister to make declarations for protection of areas and objects ⓘ
citation No. 79 of 1984 ⓘ
contains provisions for consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ⓘ
provisions for offences relating to injury or desecration of protected areas and objects ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of Australia ⓘ
focusesOn protection from damage ⓘ
protection from desecration ⓘ
hasSubject Aboriginal tradition ⓘ
Torres Strait Islander tradition ⓘ
cultural property ⓘ
sacred sites ⓘ
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalDomain Indigenous rights law ⓘ
cultural heritage law ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
longTitle An Act to preserve and protect places, areas and objects of particular significance to Aboriginals in accordance with Aboriginal tradition, and for related purposes ⓘ
protects Aboriginal cultural heritage ⓘ
Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage ⓘ
significant Indigenous objects ⓘ
significant Indigenous sacred sites ⓘ
providesFor emergency declarations to protect significant Indigenous areas ⓘ
longer-term declarations to protect significant Indigenous areas and objects ⓘ
purpose to preserve and protect areas and objects of particular significance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ⓘ
to prevent injury or desecration to significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander areas and objects ⓘ
recognises special connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to land and waters ⓘ
region Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
relatedTo Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
Native Title Act 1993 ⓘ
relationshipToOtherLaw intended as a last resort where state or territory laws are inadequate ⓘ
requires consideration of Aboriginal tradition in determining significance of areas and objects ⓘ
scope applies throughout Australia ⓘ
covers both land and waters ⓘ
shortTitle Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
typeOfProtection declarations prohibiting specific activities ⓘ
injunctions and enforcement mechanisms ⓘ
yearEnacted 1984 ⓘ

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Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy → legalBasis → Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 ⓘ
Aboriginal rights movement in Australia → influencedLegislation → Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 ⓘ
Hindmarsh Island Bridge → legalFramework → Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 ⓘ
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 → shortTitle → Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 ⓘ
Kartinyeri v Commonwealth → relatedLegislation → Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984