Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) In section 12(a) of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 , for "owned by Aboriginal people with traditional or familial links to" substitute "owned by and returned to traditional owners of".
(2) In section 12(a)(i) of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 , for "human" substitute "ancestral".
(3) After section 12(a) of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 insert —
"(aa) as far as practicable, registered Aboriginal intangible heritage should be owned by any registered Aboriginal party, registered native title holder or traditional owner group entity applying to register that heritage on behalf of traditional owners of the area from which the Aboriginal intangible heritage is reasonably believed to have originated;".
(4) At the end of section 12 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 insert —
"(2) In this section—
"own " includes collective ownership and custodianship as understood by traditional owners in accordance with Aboriginal tradition.".