Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003
sec.70Consultation supporting cultural heritage study
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sec.70 Consultation supporting cultural heritage study
The sponsor and each endorsed party for the cultural heritage study must take reasonable steps to consult with each other about carrying out the study. Without limiting subsection (1) , the sponsor and an endorsed party must consult with each other on any of the following if the sponsor or endorsed party asks for the consultation— timing of the cultural heritage study generally and of particular stages of the study; access to particular areas; particular methods of assessment activity; choosing persons to be engaged as cultural heritage assessors; the reasonable requirements the sponsor may have of the endorsed party, or the endorsed party may have of the sponsor, for the carrying out of the study. The sponsor must also consult with the owner or occupier of land about obtaining access to the land if the access is reasonably required for carrying out the study. (sec.70-ssec.1) The sponsor and each endorsed party for the cultural heritage study must take reasonable steps to consult with each other about carrying out the study. (sec.70-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the sponsor and an endorsed party must consult with each other on any of the following if the sponsor or endorsed party asks for the consultation— timing of the cultural heritage study generally and of particular stages of the study; access to particular areas; particular methods of assessment activity; choosing persons to be engaged as cultural heritage assessors; the reasonable requirements the sponsor may have of the endorsed party, or the endorsed party may have of the sponsor, for the carrying out of the study. (sec.70-ssec.3) The sponsor must also consult with the owner or occupier of land about obtaining access to the land if the access is reasonably required for carrying out the study.
- (a) timing of the cultural heritage study generally and of particular stages of the study;
- (b) access to particular areas;
- (c) particular methods of assessment activity;
- (d) choosing persons to be engaged as cultural heritage assessors;
- (e) the reasonable requirements the sponsor may have of the endorsed party, or the endorsed party may have of the sponsor, for the carrying out of the study.