Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) This section applies if the Aboriginal cultural heritage in respect of which an application for a cultural heritage permit has been made is—
(a) an Aboriginal place located within an area for which there is a registered Aboriginal party; or
(b) an Aboriginal object that the Secretary reasonably believes to have originated from an area for which there is a registered Aboriginal party.
(2) Before determining the application, the Secretary must give a copy of the application to each registered Aboriginal party for the area.
(3) The Secretary may, in accordance with the regulations, forward part of the prescribed application fee (if any) to the registered Aboriginal party.