Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 2003 No. 1872

I, GUY STEPHEN MONTAGUE GREEN, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984.

Dated 17 July 2003

G. S. M. GREEN

Administrator

By His Excellency’s Command

DAVID KEMP

Minister for the Environment and Heritage

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3 Amendment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Regulations

  Schedule 1 amends the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Regulations.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

 

[1] Regulation 1

substitute

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Regulations 1984.

[2] After regulation 5D

insert

5E Local Aboriginal communities (Act, Schedule)

  For subsection 21A (2) of the Act, the Schedule to the Act is amended:

 (a) by omitting the following items:

 (i) Njernda Aboriginal Corporation;

 (ii) Shepparton Aboriginal Arts Council Co-operative Ltd.;

 (iii) Yorta-yorta Cultural Heritage Council Incorporated;

 (iv) Yorta Yorta Murray Goulburn Rivers Clans Incorporated; and

 (b) by inserting the following items:

 (i) Bangerang Cultural Centre Co-operative Ltd;

 (ii) North West Nations Clans Aboriginal Corporation;

 (iii) Taungurung Clans Aboriginal Corporation;

 (iv) Victorian Boonerwrung Elders Land Council Aboriginal Corporation;

 (v) Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation.

[3] Schedule 4, after Area 1

insert

AREA 1A:   BANGERANG CULTURAL CENTRE CO-OPERATIVE LTD

Part A: The boundary of the Bangerang Cultural Centre being Lot 1 of Crown Allotments 79A and 80B, Parish of Shepparton, County of Moira and being the land in Certificate of Title Volume 8910 Folio 987.

Part B: The boundary of Part B of Area 1A begins at the junction of Omeo Creek and the Murray River, approximately 600 metres north of Tom Groggin Station homestead, and continues progressively:

 west-south-westerly to the summit of Mt Pinnibar

 south-south-westerly to the summit of Mt Gibbo

 south-westerly along the Tallangatta Shire-Omeo Shire boundary to its junction with the Omeo Highway, approximately 7 kms north of Sunnyside township

 generally southerly along that highway to its junction with the Bogong High Plains Road, approximately 7.5 kms north of Anglers Rest

 generally westerly then north-westerly along that road to its junction with a line from the summit of Basalt Hill to the summit of Mt Cope at approximately E.525850 N.5914500

 south-westerly along that line to the summit of Mt Cope

 westerly to the summit of Mt Bundara

 west-north-westerly to the summit of Mt Jim

 south-westerly to the summit of Mt Loch

 south-westerly to the summit of Mt Hotham

 south-westerly to the summit of Mt Saint Bernard

 west-south-westerly to the summit of Mt Selwyn

 south-westerly for approximately 300 metres towards the summit of Mt Speculation, to the Mt Selwyn Road at approximately E.490650 N.5900000

 generally northerly along that road to Buckland Junction

 northerly along the Buckland Valley Road to its junction with the Ovens Highway in Porepunkah

 north-westerly along that highway to its junction with the Myrtleford-Yackandandah Road in Myrtleford

 north-easterly along that road to its junction with the Stanley Road

 generally northerly along that road to its junction with the Buckland Gap Road in Beechworth

 southerly along that road to its junction with the Ovens Highway

 westerly along that highway to its junction with the BowmansWhorouly Road

 south-westerly along that road to Whorouly township

 southerly along the Carboor-Whorouly Road to its junction with the Bright Road

 south-easterly along that road to its junction with the continuation of the Carboor-Whorouly Road

 generally southerly along that road to where it crosses Whorouly Creek at approximately E.461530 N.5947170

 southerly along that creek to the source of 1 of its upper tributaries at approximately E.461600 N.5945120

 due south to Gap Creek at approximately E.461620 N.5944470

 generally southerly along that creek to its junction with Hurdle Creek at Carboor East

 southerly along that creek for approximately 300 metres to where it is crossed by Wrights Lane

 southerly, westerly and northerly along that lane to Carboor Upper

 generally south-westerly along the Carboor Upper Road to its junction with the Moyhu-Meadow Creek Road

 north-westerly along that road to Moyhu

 westerly along the Glenrowan-Moyhu Road to its junction with the road to Hansonville

 southerly then westerly along that road to its junction with the Wangaratta-Kilfeera Road

 southerly and westerly along that road to its junction with the Benalla-Whitfield Road

 westerly along that road approximately 200 metres to its junction with the Kilfeera Road

 generally westerly along that road to its junction with the BenallaTatong Road in Benalla

 north-westerly along that road to its junction with the BenallaWinton Road

 generally north-easterly along that road and the route of the Hume Highway, through the townships of Winton, Glenrowan and Wangaratta, to the junction of the Hume Highway and the Boorhaman-Springhurst Road, approximately 1 kilometre south of Springhurst township

 westerly along that road for approximately 100 metres, across the North-Eastern Railway, to its junction with an unnamed road that runs north-east through Springhurst township

 north-easterly along that road to its junction with the RutherglenSpringhurst Road in Springhurst

 northerly along that road to its junction with the ChilternRutherglen Road in Rutherglen

 north-westerly along that road for approximately 150 metres to its junction with the Murray Valley Highway

 north-westerly along that highway approximately 750 metres to its junction with the Rutherglen-Wahgunyah Road

 generally north-westerly along that road to the Victoria-New South Wales border on the southern bank of the Murray River at Wahgunyah

 generally easterly and southerly along that border to the junction of Omeo Creek and the Murray River at the point where the boundary began.

[4] Schedule 4, Area 17

substitute

AREA 17:   NORTH WEST NATIONS CLANS ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

The boundary of Area 17 begins at the junction of the Murray Valley Highway and the Kerang-Quambatook Road, approximately 1.5 kms west of Kerang, and continues progressively:

 westerly then generally south-westerly along the Kerang-Quambatook Road to Quambatook

 northerly then westerly along the Dumosa-Quambatook Road to its junction with the Donald-Swan Hill Road

 south-westerly along that road through Towaninny and Dumosa to its junction with the Dumosa-Birchip Road

 westerly then southerly along that road to its junction with the Birchip-Wycheproof Road approximately 1.6 kms east of Narraport

 westerly along that road to its junction with the Sunraysia Highway in Birchip

 generally north-westerly along that highway to its junction with the Calder Highway about 10.5 kms south-east of Ouyen

 north-westerly along the Calder Highway to its junction with the Mallee Highway in Ouyen

 easterly along the Mallee Highway to its junction with the Murray Valley Highway near Piangil

 due east from that junction for approximately 300 metres to the Murray River at approximately E.712450 N.6118500

 generally south-easterly along the Victoria-New South Wales border to the junction of the Murray River and the Yarran Creek on Gunbower Island, at approximately E.251600 N.6041330

 generally south-westerly then southerly along the Yarran Creek to its junction with the Gunbower Creek

 generally southerly then north-westerly along that creek to where it is crossed by Mathers Road

 southerly then south-easterly along Mathers Road to its crossroads junction with Weymouth Road

 south-westerly along Weymouth Road to its junction with the Cohuna-Koondrook Road

 south-easterly along that road to its junction with the Murray Valley Highway at Cohuna

 south-easterly along that highway to its junction with Pipers Road

 southerly along Pipers Road to its junction with the Leitchville Road and the Pyramid-Leitchville Road

 southerly along the Pyramid-Leitchville Road to its junction with the Kow Swamp Road

 south-westerly along the Pyramid-Leitchville Road for approximately 50 metres to where it crosses the Torrumburry No 2 Channel

 south-easterly for approximately 100 metres along the Torrumburry No 2 Channel to its junction with Box Creek

 generally south-westerly then south-easterly along the western edge of Kow Swamp and its adjoining wetlands to Mount Hope Creek

 generally southerly along Mount Hope Creek to the bridge crossing where the Pyramid-Echuca Road and Balderson Road meet

 south-easterly from that bridge crossing in a straight line to the junction of the Echuca-Mitiamo Road and Johnson Road approximately 2 kms west of Kotta

 continuing south-easterly from that junction in a straight line to the junction of the Northern Highway and Diggora Road at Rochester

 southerly along the Northern Highway for approximately 500 metres to its junction with the Kyabram-Rochester Road in Rochester township

 easterly along that road to its junction with the Heathcote-Rochester Road

 southerly then south-easterly along that road to its junction with Howard Road

 south-easterly from that junction in a straight line to the junction of the Midland Highway and Greens Lake Road approximately 3.5 kms east of Corop

 generally westerly along the Midland Highway to its junction with the Northern Highway in Elmore

 north-easterly along that highway for approximately 450 metres to its junction with the Elmore-Raywood Road

 westerly along that road to its junction with the Bendigo-Pyramid Road in Raywood

 northerly along that road to Mitiamo

 north-westerly along the Mitiamo-Kerang Road to where it crosses Bullock Creek at approximately E.246800 N.5992400

 northerly along that creek to approximately E.244860 N.6002150

 northerly to Sylvaterre Road south of Granite Hill

 westerly then northerly along that road to its junction with the Pyramid-Leitchville Road

 westerly along that road to its junction with the road to Mincha in Pyramid Hill

 generally north-westerly along that road to Mincha

 westerly along the Mincha-Canary Island Road to Loddon Vale on the Loddon Valley Highway

 northerly along that highway for approximately 1.5 kms to its junction with the Canary Island-Leaghur Road

 westerly along that road to where it crosses the Loddon River

 northerly along that river to where it is crossed by the Murray Valley Highway approximately 1 km west of Kerang

 westerly along that highway to its junction with the Kerang-Quambatook Road at the point where the boundary began.

[5] Schedule 4, Area 18

omit

Shepparton Aboriginal Arts Council Co-operative Limited,

insert

Bangerang Cultural Centre Co-operative Limited,

[6] Schedule 4, Areas 19 and 20

omit

[7] Schedule 4, Area 24

substitute

AREA 24:   YORTA YORTA NATION ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

The boundary of Area 24 begins at the junction of the Murray River and the Yarran Creek on Gunbower Island, at approximately E.251600 N.6041330, and continues progressively:

 generally south-easterly then northerly then easterly upstream along the Victoria-New South Wales border to the eastern tip of Lake Mulwala, at approximately E.426150 N.6011200

 west-north-westerly to the Murray Valley Highway at approximately E.424500 N.6011600

 generally westerly along that highway to its junction with the Waaia-Bearii Road

 southerly along that road to its junction with the Nathalia-Katamatite Road

 continuing southerly along the Waaia-Bearii Road for approximately 2.6 kms to the Walshs Bridge crossing of Broken Creek

 southerly along the Walshs Bridge South Road, through Mundoona to its junction with Pogues Road and Waaia Road

 southerly along the Waaia Road to its junction with the Shepparton-Barmah Road approximately 1.5 kms north-west of Bunbartha

 south-easterly along that road to its junction with the Loch Garry Road and the Tallygaroopna West-Bunbartha Road on the southern boundary of Bunbartha township

 west-north-westerly along the Loch Garry Road to approximately E.349150 N.5990420 where that road runs parallel with the north-eastern tip of Loch Garry

 due south for approximately 50 metres to the edge of Loch Garry

 along the eastern and then southern edge of Loch Garry to its south-western tip at approximately E.347300 N.5988050

 due south to the Goulburn River at approximately E.347300 N.5987220

 generally north-westerly along the mid-line of that river to where it is crossed by the Murray Valley Highway

 southerly then westerly along that highway to its junction with the Echuca-Mooroopna Road approximately 1.5 kms east of Wyuna

 south-easterly along that road to its junction with the boundary of the shires of Deakin and Rodney

 due south and then west along that boundary to its junction with the Kyabram-Tongala Road at approximately E.323170 N.5980930

 westerly along that road for 2.4 kms to its junction with Scobie Road

 south-westerly along that road to its junction with Curr Road

 southerly along that road to its junction with the Kyabram-Rochester Road and the Rushworth-Girgarre Road

 due south along the Rushworth-Girgarre Road to its junction with the Midland Highway in Stanhope

 westerly along that highway to its junction with the Greens Lake Road approximately 3.5 kms east of Corop

 north-westerly from that junction in a straight line to the junction of the Heathcote-Rochester Road and Howard Road

 north-westerly then northerly along the Heathcote-Rochester Road to its junction with the Kyabram-Rochester Road

 westerly along the Kyabram-Rochester Road to its junction with the Northern Highway in Rochester township

 northerly along that highway for approximately 500 metres to its junction with Diggora Road

 north-westerly from that junction in a straight line to the junction of the Echuca-Mitiamo Road and Johnson Road approximately 2 kms west of Kotta

 continuing north-westerly from that junction in a straight line to where the Pyramid-Echuca Road and Balderson Road meet at the bridge crossing of Mount Hope Creek

 generally northerly along Mount Hope Creek to Kow Swamp

 generally north-westerly then north-easterly along the western edge of Kow Swamp and its adjoining wetlands to the junction of Box Creek and the Torrumburry No 2 Channel

 north-westerly for approximately 100 metres along the Torrumburry No 2 Channel to where it is crossed by the Pyramid-Leitchville Road

 north-easterly along that road for approximately 50 metres to its junction with the Kow Swamp Road

 northerly along the Pyramid-Leitchville Road to its junction with the Leitchville Road and Pipers Road

 northerly along Pipers Road to its junction with the Murray Valley Highway

 north-westerly along that highway to its junction with the Cohuna-Koondrook Road at Cohuna

 north-westerly along that road for approximately 1 km to its junction with Weymouth Road

 north-easterly along Weymouth Road to its crossroads junction with Mathers Road

 north-westerly then northerly along Mathers Road to its bridge crossing over the Gunbower Creek

 south-easterly then generally northerly along that creek to its junction with the Yarran Creek

 generally northerly then north-easterly along the Yarran Creek to its junction with the Murray River at the point where the boundary began.

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1984 No. 176, as amended by 1985 No. 40; 1986 No. 344; 1987 No. 153; 1989 No. 420; 1991 No. 231; 1994 No. 28; 1998 No. 2.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 July 2003.