Site Protection Fact Sheet 9 – Federal Government Protection of Aboriginal culture and heritage

This Fact Sheet provides general information about the Federal laws that can be used to protect Aboriginal culture and heritage, in particular, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) (ATSIHP Act).

Acknowledgement

We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of the lands where we work as well as across the lands we travel through. We also acknowledge our Elders past, present and emerging.

Artwork Credit: Craig Cromelin, from a painting he did titled, "4 favourite fishing holes". It is a snippet of his growing years on the Lachlan River, featuring yabby, turtle, fish and family.

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