As a community and strategic leader in the protection and celebration of our Peoples' Culture in Victoria, Council's role to support Traditional Owners to manage and live their Cultural Heritage is fundamental.
Contribution to discussions around better management and control of Cultural Heritage by its Traditional Owners is a core function of Council's responsibilities.
Discussion Papers
Taking Control of Our Heritage
Aboriginal People caring for Aboriginal Heritage - 2021 Recommendations for self-determined reform of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006
Discussion Paper for self-determined reform of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 Publication
The Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council is calling for legislative reform to protect Aboriginal Cultural Heritage.
Taking Care of Culture Discussion Paper
This Discussion Paper seeks feedback from Victorian Aboriginal Peoples about their Cultural Heritage management.
Bringing our Ancestors Home
Discussion Paper on managing and returning Ancestral Remains in Victoria since the commencement of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006.
Submissions
Inquiry into the Destruction of Juukan Gorge and Associated Matters
Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council Submission to the 2020 Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia Inquiry into the Destruction of Juukan Gorge and Associated Matters
Repatriation of Ceremonial Objects and Human Remains under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council Submission to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on the Repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains under the UNDRIP.
Review of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council Submission to the 2020 phase 1 review of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.
Review of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 - phase 2
Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council Submission to the 2020 phase 2 review of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.
Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council submission to the 2020 review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
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