Australian Capital Territory
Heritage (Representative Aboriginal Organisations) Declaration 2006 (No 1)*
Notifiable instrument NI2006–298
made under the  
Heritage Act 2004, s14 (representative Aboriginal organisation)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is Heritage (Representative Aboriginal Organisations) Declaration 2006 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences the day after notification 
3	Declaration of entities
Under section 14 (7) of the Heritage Act 2004 (“the Act”), I declare the following entities to be Representative Aboriginal Organisations:

‘Buru Ngunawal Aboriginal Corporation’, Chair Mr Don Bell, 4 Gasking Close, Dunlop ACT 2615;

‘Consultative Body Aboriginal Corporation on Indigenous Land and Artefacts in the Ngunnawal Area’, Chair Mr Carl Brown, 85 Barracks Flat Drive Queanbeyan NSW 2602;

‘Ngarigu Currawong Clan’ Chair Mr Tony Boye, 6 Buckman Place Melba ACT 2615; and 

‘Little Gudgenby River Tribal Council’, Chair Ms Matilda House, Paul House, Maria Williams & Louise Brown, 6 McNamara Street Pearce ACT 2607.

4	Scope of consultation
Under the Act, representative Aboriginal organisations fulfill an important role in the identification and management of Aboriginal cultural heritage places and objects in the ACT.  

These organisations are consulted about:

•	the development of heritage guidelines relating to Aboriginal cultural heritage places and objects;
•	Heritage Council decisions about provisional registration of Aboriginal places and objects
•	Heritage Council decisions about cancellation of registration of Aboriginal heritage places and objects
•	the heritage significance of Aboriginal cultural heritage places and objects
•	Heritage Council decisions about restricted information regarding Aboriginal cultural heritage places and objects
•	the Minister's decision about declaring a repository for Territory-owned Aboriginal cultural heritage objects
•	the impacts of proposed development on Aboriginal heritage places and objects

There is no provision for organisations to be remunerated for consultation under the Act.

John Hargreaves MLA
Minister for the Territory and Municipal Services
15 August 2006