Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HERITAGE PROTECTION AMENDMENT ACT 1987 No. 39 of 1987 - LONG TITLE

An Act to amend the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 
Heritage Protection Act 1984 to make certain provision for
the preservation of the Aboriginal cultural heritage in
Victoria, and for related purposes 

WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for the preservation of the
Aboriginal cultural heritage in Victoria:
AND WHEREAS the Government of Victoria acknowledges:

   (a)  the occupation of Victoria by the Aboriginal people before the arrival
        of Europeans;

   (b)  the importance to the Aboriginal people and to the wider community of
        the Aboriginal culture and heritage;

   (c)  that the Aboriginal people of Victoria are the rightful owners of
        their heritage and should be given responsibility for its future
        control and management;

   (d)  the need to make provision for the preservation of objects and places
        of religious, historical or cultural significance to the Aboriginal
        people;

   (e)  the need to accord appropriate status to Aboriginal elders and
        communities in their role of protecting the continuity of the culture
        and heritage of the Aboriginal people:
AND WHEREAS the Government of Victoria has requested the Parliament of the
Commonwealth to enact an Act in the terms of this Act:
AND WHEREAS the Commonwealth does not acknowledge the matters acknowledged by
the Government of Victoria, but has agreed to the enactment of such an Act: