- Date
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12 Oct 2005
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment and Heritage
- Summary
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Amends the:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
to: give certainty to international cultural loan arrangements by providing that a certificate of exemption issued under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
allowing the return of loaned cultural heritage objects cannot be overridden by a declaration under the Act; repeal Part IIA and other Victoria-specific provisions to enable the Victorian Government to administer Aboriginal heritage protection in Victoria directly through its own legislation; and make technical amendments as a consequence of the commencement of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003
; and Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987
to make amendments consequential on the repeal of Part IIA of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
.