Legislation and Best Practice
At Archae-aus, we believe in the importance of cultural heritage for current and future generations. We are advocates for ethical philosophies that serve as guiding principles to underpin the requirements of legislative frameworks for heritage protection. By following international standards of cultural heritage management practice, we think that better outcomes can be achieved by us, our profession and our clients.
Continue reading below for an introduction to guiding principles and legislation.
Guiding Principles
The Burra charter
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
Aboriginal cultural heritage
Department of Planning Lands and Heritage
Western Australia’s Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021
Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993
Noongar Standard Heritage Agreement
Historical Cultural Heritage
State Heritage Office
Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990
The Planning and Development Act 2005
Maritime Cultural Heritage
Western Australian Museum
The Maritime Archaeology Act 1973
The Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976
Australian heritage
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