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ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 2006 (NO 16 OF 2006) - SECT 63

Decision by registered Aboriginal party

    (1)     A registered Aboriginal party must, within 30 days after receiving an application under section 62

        (a)     decide—

              (i)     to approve the plan; or

              (ii)     to refuse to approve the plan; and

        (b)     give written notice of the decision to the sponsor and each other registered Aboriginal party referred to in section 62.

    (2)     If a dispute in relation to the cultural heritage management plan is referred to the Chairperson of the Council under Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 8, the period referred to in sub-section (1) ceases to run until the Chairperson certifies in writing that the dispute has been resolved or that alternative dispute resolution has failed, or is unlikely, to resolve the dispute.

    (3)     A registered Aboriginal party must refuse to approve the plan if it has not been prepared in accordance with the standards prescribed for the purposes of section 53.

    (4)     A registered Aboriginal party may otherwise only refuse to approve the plan if the registered Aboriginal party is not satisfied that the plan adequately addresses the matters set out in section 61.



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