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Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003
sec.96Giving of public notice (proposed plan)
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### sec.96 Giving of public notice (proposed plan)
This section applies if, for a part of the plan area (the relevant part )—
there is no Aboriginal cultural heritage body; and
there is no Aboriginal party that is a native title party.
The sponsor must ensure that a public notice ( public notice (proposed plan) ) is published in a newspaper circulating generally in the relevant part.
If there is an approved form for the public notice (proposed plan), the notice must be in the approved form.
The public notice (proposed plan) must be published as close as practicable to the time the written notice (proposed plan) is given.
The public notice (proposed plan) must—
be directed to Aboriginal parties for the relevant part; and
advise the sponsor’s name and contact details, including the sponsor’s address for service; and
identify the project; and
advise that the sponsor intends to develop the cultural heritage management plan for the project; and
describe the plan area for the plan and identify its location, including, to the extent appropriate and practicable in the circumstances, by describing the plan area’s location in relation to the nearest town, using bearings and approximate distances; and
describe the relevant part, if it is less extensive than the plan area; and
advise that if an Aboriginal party for the relevant part wishes to take part in developing the plan, it must give a written notice to the sponsor that the party wishes to take part in developing the plan; and
state the notice day (proposed plan) for the plan, and advise the time by which the sponsor must be given the written notice that the party wishes to take part in developing the plan; and
advise that an Aboriginal party might not be endorsed to take part in developing the plan if it does not give the sponsor the written notice within the required time.
For subsection (5) (h) , the time the sponsor advises as being the time by which the sponsor must be given the written notice that the party wishes to take part in developing the plan must be—
the end of 30 days after the notice day (proposed plan) for the plan; or
a later time decided by the sponsor.
(sec.96-ssec.1) This section applies if, for a part of the plan area (the relevant part )— there is no Aboriginal cultural heritage body; and there is no Aboriginal party that is a native title party.
(sec.96-ssec.2) The sponsor must ensure that a public notice ( public notice (proposed plan) ) is published in a newspaper circulating generally in the relevant part.
(sec.96-ssec.3) If there is an approved form for the public notice (proposed plan), the notice must be in the approved form.
(sec.96-ssec.4) The public notice (proposed plan) must be published as close as practicable to the time the written notice (proposed plan) is given.
(sec.96-ssec.5) The public notice (proposed plan) must— be directed to Aboriginal parties for the relevant part; and advise the sponsor’s name and contact details, including the sponsor’s address for service; and identify the project; and advise that the sponsor intends to develop the cultural heritage management plan for the project; and describe the plan area for the plan and identify its location, including, to the extent appropriate and practicable in the circumstances, by describing the plan area’s location in relation to the nearest town, using bearings and approximate distances; and describe the relevant part, if it is less extensive than the plan area; and advise that if an Aboriginal party for the relevant part wishes to take part in developing the plan, it must give a written notice to the sponsor that the party wishes to take part in developing the plan; and state the notice day (proposed plan) for the plan, and advise the time by which the sponsor must be given the written notice that the party wishes to take part in developing the plan; and advise that an Aboriginal party might not be endorsed to take part in developing the plan if it does not give the sponsor the written notice within the required time.
(sec.96-ssec.6) For subsection (5) (h) , the time the sponsor advises as being the time by which the sponsor must be given the written notice that the party wishes to take part in developing the plan must be— the end of 30 days after the notice day (proposed plan) for the plan; or a later time decided by the sponsor.
- (a) there is no Aboriginal cultural heritage body; and
- (b) there is no Aboriginal party that is a native title party.
- (a) be directed to Aboriginal parties for the relevant part; and
- (b) advise the sponsor’s name and contact details, including the sponsor’s address for service; and
- (c) identify the project; and
- (d) advise that the sponsor intends to develop the cultural heritage management plan for the project; and
- (e) describe the plan area for the plan and identify its location, including, to the extent appropriate and practicable in the circumstances, by describing the plan area’s location in relation to the nearest town, using bearings and approximate distances; and
- (f) describe the relevant part, if it is less extensive than the plan area; and
- (g) advise that if an Aboriginal party for the relevant part wishes to take part in developing the plan, it must give a written notice to the sponsor that the party wishes to take part in developing the plan; and
- (h) state the notice day (proposed plan) for the plan, and advise the time by which the sponsor must be given the written notice that the party wishes to take part in developing the plan; and
- (i) advise that an Aboriginal party might not be endorsed to take part in developing the plan if it does not give the sponsor the written notice within the required time.
- (a) the end of 30 days after the notice day (proposed plan) for the plan; or
- (b) a later time decided by the sponsor.