Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

HERITAGE ACT 2004 - SECT 61E

    (1)     A person or entity may make an application to the council (an  excavation application ) for permission to carry out archaeological excavation work at, or near, a registered place or object, or an Aboriginal place or Aboriginal object (a heritage "site").

Note     A registered place or object includes a provisionally registered place or object (see s 11).

    (2)     An excavation application must—

        (a)     be in writing; and

        (b)     be given to the council; and

        (c)     include the following information:

              (i)     the applicant's name and address;

              (ii)     a description of the heritage site;

              (iii)     the location or address of the heritage site;

              (iv)     details about the proposed excavation work, including the reason for the excavation, the extent and duration of the excavation and any other work of which the excavation forms part;

              (v)     details about the measures the applicant will adopt during the excavation to reduce the risk of diminishing the heritage significance of, or damage to, the heritage site;

              (vi)     any other matter prescribed by regulation.

Note 1     If a form is approved under s 119 for an excavation application, the form must be used.

Note 2     A fee may be determined under s 120 for this provision.

Note 3     Section 117 deals with giving documents to the council.

    (3)     In this section:

"archaeological excavation work "means excavation undertaken—

        (a)     in a systematic way; and

        (b)     using archaeological methods; and

        (c)     to investigate the heritage significance of a place or object.