Cultural Heritage Reporting Policy
Summary
This document is intended to assist the ACT government, Representative Aboriginal Organisations, heritage consultants, project proponents and other stakeholders with the preparation of appropriate reporting to the ACT Heritage Council during the various stages of a project that may impact on a place or object with heritage value.
This policy aims to provide a clear outline of the ACT Cultural Heritage Assessment and reporting process and the requirements for information submission at each stage. The policy is generally concerned with matters of process, content, style, format and submission. The policy includes guidelines for:
- undertaking Cultural Heritage Assessments
- obtaining Excavation Permits and undertaking archaeological investigations
- preparing a Statement of Heritage Effect (SHE)
- satisfying the heritage requirements of the Development Application (DA) process
- preparing Conservation Management Plans.