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Section 90 of the National Parks & Wildlife Act 1974 (NPW Act) requires anyone who wishes to carry out development that destroys or damages Aboriginal objects to obtain a consent to destroy the Aboriginal object from the Department of Environment & Conservation. Section 91 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act (EPA Act) provides for such consent to be sought as part of an integrated development consent.
In practice, due to the widespread occupation of the Sydney Basin by Aboriginal people, any development which involves the disturbance of the natural ground surface has the potential to damage or destroy Aboriginal objects such as axes, grinding stones, tools and flints. A general safeguard against a breach of both the NPW Act and the EPA Act is to conduct a Cultural Heritage Site Assessment prior to the lodgement of a Development Application.
Ngambri Local Aboriginal Land Council employs professional, qualified and highly skilled Aboriginal Land and Conservation Management Officers. Ngambri Local Aboriginal Land Council has developed an accredited Conservation and Land Management training program in conjunction with NSW TAFE. We have a team of fully trained and qualified Site Conservation Officers to complete any works requested, on a small or large scale.
Ngambri Local Aboriginal Land Council has over 35 years of experience working across the Sydney Ngambri Local Aboriginal Land Council politan Area in relation to Aboriginal Sites, some of which includes:
It is the responsibility of the Ngambri Local Aboriginal Land Council to protect Aboriginal culture and heritage within our boundaries. NLALC staff regularly visit employs fully trained staff sites of Aboriginal cultural significance to ensure their protection is being maintained. In some instances restoration of these sites is also carried out. The restoration of Aboriginal cultural sites is vital if these sites are to be preserved for future generations of Australians.
Vandalism of Aboriginal cultural sites causes much and sometimes irreparable damage. In instances where the damage has not completely destroyed the sites it is Metro’s job to restore the site as best as possible. The Cultural Heritage Unit carries out these works and employees fully trained staff who are skilled in the traditional methods used to restore sites of cultural significance.
