include information assisting the management and protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage; and include information to assist the management and protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage as part of sustainable land use and development; and be a repository for information which can be used in consideration of land use and land use planning; and be a research and planning tool assisting people to consider the Aboriginal cultural heritage values of particular objects and areas; and to facilitate the proper research of the Aboriginal peoples of Victoria for the benefit of all people. To be clear, it is not intended for the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register to be completely closed to Victorians. It is intended that the Register be used by Victorian traditional owners and other listed people in the Act for the purposes listed in the Act. Restricted information can still be accessed by people under the regulated circumstances. The Register is an information source of great utility which should be used for appropriate purposes. Clause 86 amends section 145 of the Principal Act to clarify what information is included in the Register. It is intended for all known Aboriginal objects in Victoria to be included. Regarding Aboriginal ancestral remains, all known interments of remains reported to the Council or Secretary or delivered to the Council or known to be in possession or under the control of any person must be recorded in the Register. This is to assist tracking Aboriginal ancestral remains from discovery to reburial. Amendments to cultural heritage permits, cultural heritage management plans, or cultural heritage agreements must be registered, as must all Aboriginal cultural heritage land management agreements, all certified preliminary Aboriginal heritage tests, all information arising from surveys for Aboriginal cultural heritage and all Aboriginal intangible heritage agreements.
include information assisting the management and protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage; and include information to assist the management and protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage as part of sustainable land use and development; and be a repository for information which can be used in consideration of land use and land use planning; and be a research and planning tool assisting people to consider the Aboriginal cultural heritage values of particular objects and areas; and to facilitate the proper research of the Aboriginal peoples of Victoria for the benefit of all people. To be clear, it is not intended for the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register to be completely closed to Victorians. It is intended that the Register be used by Victorian traditional owners and other listed people in the Act for the purposes listed in the Act. Restricted information can still be accessed by people under the regulated circumstances. The Register is an information source of great utility which should be used for appropriate purposes. Clause 86 amends section 145 of the Principal Act to clarify what information is included in the Register. It is intended for all known Aboriginal objects in Victoria to be included. Regarding Aboriginal ancestral remains, all known interments of remains reported to the Council or Secretary or delivered to the Council or known to be in possession or under the control of any person must be recorded in the Register. This is to assist tracking Aboriginal ancestral remains from discovery to reburial. Amendments to cultural heritage permits, cultural heritage management plans, or cultural heritage agreements must be registered, as must all Aboriginal cultural heritage land management agreements, all certified preliminary Aboriginal heritage tests, all information arising from surveys for Aboriginal cultural heritage and all Aboriginal intangible heritage agreements.
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