The Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register (VAHR), is a list of all known Aboriginal cultural heritage places in Victoria, Australia.[1] It was established by and is regulated under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006.[2][3][4] The Register is administered by the Office of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, in some instances through delegation to Registered Aboriginal Parties.[5]

The VAHR evolved from the original Archaeological and Aboriginal Relics Office, established by the Archaeological and Aboriginal Relics Preservation Act 1972.[6]

As of 2013 it included approximately 35,000 archaeological sites, historic Aboriginal places and Aboriginal cultural artefacts.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ AAV Home - Aboriginal Affairs Victoria - ACHRIS
  2. ^ "Aboriginal heritage legislation". Aboriginal Victoria. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006)". Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).
  4. ^ "Authorised Version No. 023, Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006: No. 16 of 2006" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2020. Authorised Version incorporating amendments as at 1 January 2020
  5. ^ Office of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria - Department of Premier and Cabinet
  6. ^ Coutts, P.J.F. 1975. Victorian Relics Office. 'Australian Archaeology', no.2, 32-33 [1]
  7. ^ 35,000 reasons to celebrate Aboriginal cultural heritage The Hon Jeanette Powell MP, Minister for Local Government, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Press Release, Friday, 05 July 2013

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