Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003

The Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 is legislation passed by Queensland Parliament, commencing in April 2004 to recognise, protect and conserve Aboriginal cultural heritage in the State of Queensland A key feature of the Act is its creation of a new legal responsibility or statutory "duty of care" requiring all people across the State to respect, value and protect the State's Aboriginal cultural heritage, at risk of prosecution and substantial fines should they fail to take all reasonable and practical measures to ensure their activities do no damage == Background and history == The excavation of the Broadbeach Aboriginal burial ground in 1965, and the repatriation and reburial of the remains in 1988 played a significant role in the development of this Act, which was the state's first cultural heritage legislation, which culminated in this piece of legislation. The Aboriginal Relics Preservation Act 1967 was the first piece of legislation to protect Aboriginal archaeological sites.

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