Checklist · Energy, Resources & Mining
Queensland cultural heritage duty of care record
A record of how a land user will meet the cultural heritage duty of care under the Queensland cultural heritage Acts, using the duty of care page updated on 19 October 2026.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- Queensland
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the authority it cites, for Queensland.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use before ground disturbance or another land-use activity in Queensland where Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage may be harmed. It does not replace the gazetted guidelines or a cultural heritage management plan.
Used for these tasks
- Review cultural-heritage and mine-closure obligations on the tenement
- Prepare the cultural heritage approval pack for ground disturbance
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may record the activity, the land tenure and which compliance path is claimed; the lawyer decides whether the path meets the duty and whether consultation is required.
AI may
- Enter the activity and match it to one of the compliance paths named on the page
- Note that the duty applies on freehold and whether or not heritage is already on a database
- Flag that no Torres Strait Islander guideline has been gazetted, as the page states
AI must not
- Must not decide that an activity is unlikely to harm cultural heritage
- Must not draft a cultural heritage management plan or an agreement
- Must not treat a database search that found nothing as the end of the duty
The lawyer checks
- The activity is matched to a path the page says can meet the duty, and that document is on the file
- The gazetted Aboriginal cultural heritage duty of care guidelines are read before a guidelines path is relied on
- A high risk of harm is considered for consultation with the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander party
- Native title protection conditions are used only where they address cultural heritage, and only for low-impact mineral exploration
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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