Discussion papers and submissions

As a community and strategic leader in the protection and celebration of our Peoples' Culture in Victoria, Council's role to support Traditional Owners to manage and live their Cultural Heritage is fundamental.

Contribution to discussions around better management and control of Cultural Heritage by its Traditional Owners is a core function of Council's responsibilities.

Discussion Papers

Taking Control of Our Heritage

Aboriginal People caring for Aboriginal Heritage - 2021 Recommendations for self-determined reform of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006

Taking control of our heritage

The Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council is calling for legislative reform to protect Aboriginal Cultural Heritage.

Taking Care of Culture Discussion Paper

This Discussion Paper seeks feedback from Victorian Aboriginal Peoples about their Cultural Heritage management.

Author: Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council

Bringing our Ancestors Home

Discussion Paper on managing and returning Ancestral Remains in Victoria since the commencement of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006.

Submissions

Inquiry into the Destruction of Juukan Gorge and Associated Matters

Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council Submission to the 2020 Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia Inquiry into the Destruction of Juukan Gorge and Associated Matters

Repatriation of Ceremonial Objects and Human Remains under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council Submission to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on the Repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains under the UNDRIP.

Review of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council Submission to the 2020 phase 1 review of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.

Review of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 - phase 2

Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council Submission to the 2020 phase 2 review of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.

Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council submission to the 2020 review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Reviewed 10 May 2021