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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〔(Queensland Parliament (2007) Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003. Division 2, section 4 ) Accessed 11 February 2009〕 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〔 == Overview == In proclaiming this statute, Queensland Parliament:〔 * created a statutory duty of care applying to all land users in Queensland, regardless of tenure; * recognized any pre-existing agreements landholders may have entered into with Aboriginal owners; * established a register〔http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/cultural_heritage/legislation/registered_areas.html〕 of Aboriginal cultural heritage to be protected, plus database holding information and details of known Aboriginal cultural heritage places * proscribed fundamental principles requiring areas and objects of significance to Aboriginal people to be protected and managed in accordance with relevant Aboriginal laws, customs or history * provided for Aboriginal peoples to play an active role protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage by enabling particularly interested groups to form State approved Aboriginal cultural heritage bodies to whom cultural heritage inquires are referred * provided for land users and Aboriginal peoples to be able to negotiate, agree, enter into, and, if desired, register with the State, cultural heritage management plans proscribing how Aboriginal cultural heritage is to be managed in particular places * removed an earlier requirement under former Aboriginal cultural heritage legislation that a permit first be obtained before cultural heritage studies or management plans could be undertaken. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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