Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System - conditions of use

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Please note that the Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System is unavailable during the following times:
     •   From 7:00 PM until 7:30 PM Daily (Western Australian Time).
     •   From 10:30 PM on Fridays until 5:00 AM on Saturdays (Western Australian Time).

Start the Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System (AHIS)

Before using AHIS please read the following.

Copyright and disclaimer

Your use of DIA's website is subject to the DIA website Terms of Use. These contain important information about copyright and include a disclaimer. It is in your interest to read the Terms of Use and review them regularly as they may change without notice.

Important legal information about Aboriginal sites

Users of AHIS should note the following:

The Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (the Act):

• defines the meaning of "Aboriginal site" in Section 4 of the Act.
• protects all Aboriginal sites whether or not they are recorded on the Register of Aboriginal Sites or otherwise known to the Registrar of Aboriginal Sites, DIA or ACMC.
• provides for "offences relating to Aboriginal sites" in Section 17.

An Aboriginal site may:

• exist in any area of Western Australia.
• not have been recorded in the Register of Aboriginal Sites or elsewhere.
• not have been identified in previous heritage surveys or reports on that area but remains fully protected under the Act.

Therefore, the absence of any reference to an Aboriginal site in any area is not conclusive.

Consultation with relevant Aboriginal communities and native title claimants is recommended to identify any additional Aboriginal sites that may exist and what, if any further heritage surveys may be required.

Copyright Notice - maps and images on AHIS

Geoscience Australia Copyright for base map information shall at all times remain the property of the Commonwealth of Australia, Geoscience Australia, National Mapping Division. All rights reserved. (2005).

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