Appendix H - Biodiversity Code

                                                  Lot on Plan Search



I refer to your application in which you requested advice on Aboriginal cultural heritage places recorded on the above
location.

I wish to advise that no Aboriginal cultural heritage is recorded on the Cultural Heritage Database and Register in your
specific search area, from the data provided by you. However, it is probable that the absence of recorded Aboriginal
cultural heritage places reflects a lack of previous cultural heritage surveys of the area. Therefore, our records are not
likely to reflect a true picture of the Aboriginal cultural heritage values of the area.

All significant Aboriginal cultural heritage in Queensland is protected under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003,
and penalty provisions apply for any unauthorized harm. Under the legislation a person carrying out an activity must
take all reasonable and practical measures to ensure the activity does not harm Aboriginal Cultural Heritage. This
applies whether or not such places are recorded in an official register and whether or not they are located in, on or
under private land.

Aboriginal cultural heritage, which may occur on the subject property, is protected under the terms of the Aboriginal
Cultural Heritage Act 2003 even if the Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships has no records
relating to it.

Please refer to our website www.datsip.qld.gov.au/people-communities/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-cultural-
heritage for a copy of the gazetted Cultural Heritage duty of care guidelines, which set out reasonable and practical
measures for meeting the duty of care.

Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the approval officer on 1300 378 401.

Kind regards




The Director
Cultural Heritage | Community Participation | Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships




Jan 10, 2018, 2:16 PM