Aboriginal Heritage Act – Guides and forms
These forms have been developed for use in administering the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (the Act) and the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007 (the Regulations).
AAV has also produced relevant guidelines and information sheets to provide information on processes relevant to the administration of the Act. For any further information see Aboriginal Cultural Heritage or contact us.
Guides and forms about:
Aboriginal Heritage Agreements
Aboriginal Heritage Council
Cultural Heritage Management Plans
Cultural Heritage Permits
Heritage Inspectors
Protection Declarations
Registered Aboriginal Parties
Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register
Report on the Review of the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007
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Aboriginal Heritage Agreements
Aboriginal Heritage Agreement form (PDF 120 kb)
Information sheet on Aboriginal Heritage Protection Declarations & Cultural Heritage Agreements (PDF 450kb)
Aboriginal Heritage Council
Information sheet on the Aboriginal Heritage Council (PDF 164 kb) or (Word 737 kb)
Cultural Heritage Management Plans
A Management Plan is a written report with a standard format. Find here relevant forms, guidelines and standards relating to the preparation of the Plans. For further information relating to CHMPs see Cultural Heritage Management Plans.
Format in which a Cultural Heritage Management Plan must be prepared (PDF 61 kb) or (Word 156 kb)
Format in which a map describing the activity area of a Cultural Heritage Management Plan must be presented (PDF 14 kb)
Notice of Intent to Prepare a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (PDF 37 kb) or (Word 63 kb)
Application to a Registered Aboriginal Party for Approval of a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (PDF 27 kb) or (Word 38 kb)
Application to the Secretary for Approval of a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (PDF 25 kb) or (Word 50 kb)
The Guide to Preparing Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plans (PDF 6980 kb) or Word (27089 kb) provides detail and sets minimum standards for conducting cultural heritage assessments and preparing a Cultural Heritage Management Plan.
An Evaluation Checklist (PDF 75 kb) has been developed with specific reference to Cultural Heritage Management Plans and should be used in evaluating these.
Exploration Licence Advisory Note (PDF 169 kb)
Cultural Heritage Permits
Cultural Heritage Permit Application (PDF 81 kb) or (Word 200 kb)
Information sheet on Cultural Heritage Permits (PDF 61 kb)
Heritage Inspectors
Approved format for an Inspector’s identity card (PDF 158 kb) or (Word 1647 kb)
Information sheet Heritage Inspectors and Enforcement (PDF 443 kb)
Protection Declarations
Interim Protection Declaration (PDF 31 kb)
Ongoing Protection Declaration (PDF 28 kb )
Stop Order (PDF 28 kb )
Registered Aboriginal Parties (RAPs)
Application form for registration as a Registered Aboriginal Party (PDF 68 kb)
Guidelines for RAP applications (PDF 57 kb)
InfoSheet 1-Becoming a RAP (PDF 61 kb) or (Word 190 kb)
Information sheet 2 The Role of Registered Aboriginal Parties (RAPs) (PDF 62 kb) or (Word 32 kb)
Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register
Application forms
Application for Access to Records (PDF 41 kb) or Word (91 kb)
Application for Advice as to the Existence of Records in Relation to a Nominated Area of Land (PDF 36 kb) or (Word 90 kb)
Not sure which application form to use? See who may access the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register?
Recording guides
AAV have developed standards to assist the recording of Aboriginal places and objects. For further information see Reporting a possible Aboriginal place or object.
Standards for Recording Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Places and Objects (Word 542 kb) or (PDF 1423 kb)
Recording forms
Preliminary Report Form (PDF 134 kb)
Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register Form (PDF 212 kb)
Victorian Aboriginal Place Component forms for:
Aboriginal Historical Place (PDF 58 kb) or (Word 131 kb)
Non-archaeological / Intangible Aboriginal Place Consultation (PDF 50 kb) or (Word 156 kb)
Artefact Scatter (PDF 54 kb) or (Word 171 kb)
Earth Feature (PDF 53 kb) or (Word 132 kb)
Aboriginal Human Remains (PDF 127 kb) or (Word 177 kb)
Quarry (PDF 57 kb) or (Word 131 kb)
Rock Art (PDF 66 kb) or (Word 177 kb)
Scarred Tree (PDF 90 kb) or (Word 222 kb)
Shell Midden (PDF 55 kb) or (Word 163 kb)
Stone Feature (PDF 59 kb) or (Word 139 kb)
Place Inspection Form (PDF 55 kb) or (Word 158 kb)
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Place Assessment : Archaeological Survey & Excavation Attributes Form (PDF 32 kb) or (Word 58 kb)
Object Collection Form (PDF 85 kb)
Supplementary information
A Guide to Shells Commonly Found in Victorian Aboriginal Shell Middens (PDF 1031 kb)
Scarred Trees: An Identification and Recording Manual (PDF 3.8 mb)
Report on the Review of the Aboriginal Heritage Regulations 2007 (PDF 727 kb) or (Word 642 kb)
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