Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00070:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00070
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 4945–7900

Schedule 1—National cultural heritage control list
Note: See section 7.

Part 1—Objects of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage

 1.1 This Part lists objects of the category "Objects of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage".
 1.2 An object is in this category if:
 (a) it is an object:
 (i) of cultural significance to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people; or
 (ii) made by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people; and
 (b) it is not an object created specifically for sale; and
 (c) for an object mentioned in clause 1.4—it:
 (i) is at least 30 years old; and
 (ii) is not adequately represented in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community collections, or public collections in Australia.
 1.3 The following objects of this category are Class A objects:
 (a) sacred and secret ritual objects;
 (b) bark and log coffins used as traditional burial objects;
 (c) human remains;
 (d) rock art;
 (e) dendroglyphs.
 1.4 All objects in this category, other than objects mentioned in clause 1.3, are Class B objects, and include:
 (a) objects relating to famous and important Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders, or to other persons significant in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander history; and
 (b) objects made on missions or reserves; and
 (c) objects relating to the development of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander protest and self‑help movements; and
 (d) original documents, photographs, drawings, sound recordings, film and video recordings and any similar records relating to objects included in this category.
Note: Objects of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander fine or decorative arts are dealt with in Part 5 of this Schedule.

Part 2—Archaeological objects

 2.1 This Part lists objects of the category "Archaeological objects".
 2.2 An object is in this category if it:
 (a) is of significance to Australia; and
 (b) is an Indigenous or non‑Indigenous object that was recovered, as mentioned in paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Act, after remaining for at least 50 years in the place from which it was removed; and
 (c) is not represented in at least 2 public collections in Australia by an object of equivalent quality.
 2.3 Objects in this category are Class B objects, and include:
 (a) objects relating to seagoing exploration, transportation, supply and commerce, including ordnance, coins, ships' gear, anchors, cargo and personal items from shipwrecks, sunken ships and landfalls, ships' logbooks and other documentation; and
 (b) objects relating to military activity; and
 (c) objects relating to the exploration of Australia and to the colonisation and development of Australia by non‑Indigenous peoples; and
 (d) objects relating to convict transportation and settlement; and
 (e) objects relating to relations between Indigenous and non‑Indigenous peoples; and
 (f) objects relating to missionary activity; and
 (g) objects (including documentation) relating to the history