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AHCASW305
Work with Aboriginal ceremonial secret sacred materials

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to develop an awareness of the protocols involved in Aboriginal culture as they relate to individuals and communities, specifically in relation to materials with restrictions on access for cultural reasons.

The unit covers Community cultural processes including the need to identify the appropriate persons when approaching a Community and the cultural and social rules associated with that task.

This unit applies to following Aboriginal cultural protocols when coming into contact and working with cultural materials defined as Aboriginal ceremonial secret sacred objects. The unit applies to working with this material on Country and off Country where rules apply to limited access to the material for cultural and ceremonial reasons. This unit is also applicable to the work of repatriation workers and anthropologists.

This unit applies to all Aboriginal sites workers. However, cultural beliefs and practices vary across locations and communities and in some situations non-Aboriginal learners may not be able to access the cultural knowledge or materials required to achieve competency in this unit due to restrictions that are applied to non-Aboriginal people gaining access to cultural knowledge, material or sites. In these situations the Registered Training Organisation will be required to make alternative arrangements for learners that are still consistent with the delivery and assessment requirements for this unit.

No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Evidence Required

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Conduct background research and consultation with Traditional Owners, Community, Cultural Managers/Knowledge holders

1.1 Confirm traditional ownership of cultural material and objects and consult appropriate Owners or Cultural Managers and Communities

1.2 Identify gender requirements for consultations, handling of and access to materials according to Aboriginal cultural protocols

1.3 Consult with Traditional Owner/s, Community groups and experts to determine suitable holding for materials not authorised for general exhibition

1.4 Obtain permissions from cultural authorities for access and use of Aboriginal secret, sacred and ceremonial materials

1.5 Consult with Community to determine culturally appropriate handling of material and any limitations on access to materials

1.6 Demonstrate confidentiality and neutrality in consultations and dealings with Traditional Owners and Cultural Managers

2. Handle Aboriginal secret sacred cultural material

2.1 Allow for and carry out any required Ceremony and procedure associated with seeing, handling or moving the material

2.2 Identify, move, store, maintain and return cultural material according to Aboriginal cultural requirements and enter into agreements

2.3 Note aspects of cultural material requiring repair or attention and pass onto supervisor or person with relevant expertise

2.4 Communicate specific Aboriginal cultural requirements to colleagues

2.5 Select and use appropriate handling and moving equipment according to safe work practices and to protect sacred and ceremonial material

2.6 Adhere to cultural restrictions and limitations on secret, sacred and ceremonial material

2.7 Demonstrate handling cultural material in a manner that protects individual items, assists efficient loading and unloading processes if moving, and in accordance with safe work practices

2.8 Handle, move, store and manage secret sacred cultural material in accordance with Burra Charter guidelines and legislative requirements

3. Contribute to documenting a generational succession plan for passing on ownership of secret sacred material

3.1 Discuss options for inheritance of ownership with Traditional Owners and/or Elders

3.2 Participate in documenting the process, guidelines and timeframes agreeable to Traditional Owners and Cultural Managers for handover of ownership, control and access to secret sacred materials

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

identify cultural authority for ceremony in a particular area or site

consult effectively with Traditional Owners and relevant Community representatives about the handling, access to and display of cultural material

observe Aboriginal cultural protocols and follow collection management practices and industry cultural requirements when moving, storing, displaying and maintaining cultural material

select and use handling, storage and transport systems in accordance with Aboriginal cultural protocols

create, maintain and store records of the process, guidelines and timeframes for handover of ownership, control and access to secret sacred materials

use standard industry terminology and Aboriginal names for sites and materials, as appropriate

apply work health and safety practices in the context of own work.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

issues that frame the development of cultural protocols

Community Aboriginal history, cultural values and interpersonal and Community protocols

authentic and authoritative sources for Aboriginal cultural information, material and expression able to be accessed and shared

ownership relationships for secret, sacred material

content of contracts and confidentiality agreements applicable to working with ceremonial secret sacred materials

organisational procedures and guidelines for working with ceremonial secret sacred materials

Burra Charter guidelines appropriate to working with Aboriginal secret sacred materials

key concepts of Cultural and Heritage Legislation or National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) legislation relevant to working with ceremonial secret sacred materials.

Assessment must comply with Community protocols and be supported by Elders and Custodians of Country.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Conduct background research and consultation with Traditional Owners, Community, Cultural Managers/Knowledge holders

1.1 Confirm traditional ownership of cultural material and objects and consult appropriate Owners or Cultural Managers and Communities

1.2 Identify gender requirements for consultations, handling of and access to materials according to Aboriginal cultural protocols

1.3 Consult with Traditional Owner/s, Community groups and experts to determine suitable holding for materials not authorised for general exhibition

1.4 Obtain permissions from cultural authorities for access and use of Aboriginal secret, sacred and ceremonial materials

1.5 Consult with Community to determine culturally appropriate handling of material and any limitations on access to materials

1.6 Demonstrate confidentiality and neutrality in consultations and dealings with Traditional Owners and Cultural Managers

2. Handle Aboriginal secret sacred cultural material

2.1 Allow for and carry out any required Ceremony and procedure associated with seeing, handling or moving the material

2.2 Identify, move, store, maintain and return cultural material according to Aboriginal cultural requirements and enter into agreements

2.3 Note aspects of cultural material requiring repair or attention and pass onto supervisor or person with relevant expertise

2.4 Communicate specific Aboriginal cultural requirements to colleagues

2.5 Select and use appropriate handling and moving equipment according to safe work practices and to protect sacred and ceremonial material

2.6 Adhere to cultural restrictions and limitations on secret, sacred and ceremonial material

2.7 Demonstrate handling cultural material in a manner that protects individual items, assists efficient loading and unloading processes if moving, and in accordance with safe work practices

2.8 Handle, move, store and manage secret sacred cultural material in accordance with Burra Charter guidelines and legislative requirements

3. Contribute to documenting a generational succession plan for passing on ownership of secret sacred material

3.1 Discuss options for inheritance of ownership with Traditional Owners and/or Elders

3.2 Participate in documenting the process, guidelines and timeframes agreeable to Traditional Owners and Cultural Managers for handover of ownership, control and access to secret sacred materials

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

identify cultural authority for ceremony in a particular area or site

consult effectively with Traditional Owners and relevant Community representatives about the handling, access to and display of cultural material

observe Aboriginal cultural protocols and follow collection management practices and industry cultural requirements when moving, storing, displaying and maintaining cultural material

select and use handling, storage and transport systems in accordance with Aboriginal cultural protocols

create, maintain and store records of the process, guidelines and timeframes for handover of ownership, control and access to secret sacred materials

use standard industry terminology and Aboriginal names for sites and materials, as appropriate

apply work health and safety practices in the context of own work.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

issues that frame the development of cultural protocols

Community Aboriginal history, cultural values and interpersonal and Community protocols

authentic and authoritative sources for Aboriginal cultural information, material and expression able to be accessed and shared

ownership relationships for secret, sacred material

content of contracts and confidentiality agreements applicable to working with ceremonial secret sacred materials

organisational procedures and guidelines for working with ceremonial secret sacred materials

Burra Charter guidelines appropriate to working with Aboriginal secret sacred materials

key concepts of Cultural and Heritage Legislation or National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) legislation relevant to working with ceremonial secret sacred materials.

Assessment must comply with Community protocols and be supported by Elders and Custodians of Country.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.
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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Confirm traditional ownership of cultural material and objects and consult appropriate Owners or Cultural Managers and Communities 
Identify gender requirements for consultations, handling of and access to materials according to Aboriginal cultural protocols 
Consult with Traditional Owner/s, Community groups and experts to determine suitable holding for materials not authorised for general exhibition 
Obtain permissions from cultural authorities for access and use of Aboriginal secret, sacred and ceremonial materials 
Consult with Community to determine culturally appropriate handling of material and any limitations on access to materials 
Demonstrate confidentiality and neutrality in consultations and dealings with Traditional Owners and Cultural Managers 
Allow for and carry out any required Ceremony and procedure associated with seeing, handling or moving the material 
Identify, move, store, maintain and return cultural material according to Aboriginal cultural requirements and enter into agreements 
Note aspects of cultural material requiring repair or attention and pass onto supervisor or person with relevant expertise 
Communicate specific Aboriginal cultural requirements to colleagues 
Select and use appropriate handling and moving equipment according to safe work practices and to protect sacred and ceremonial material 
Adhere to cultural restrictions and limitations on secret, sacred and ceremonial material 
Demonstrate handling cultural material in a manner that protects individual items, assists efficient loading and unloading processes if moving, and in accordance with safe work practices 
Handle, move, store and manage secret sacred cultural material in accordance with Burra Charter guidelines and legislative requirements 
Discuss options for inheritance of ownership with Traditional Owners and/or Elders 
Participate in documenting the process, guidelines and timeframes agreeable to Traditional Owners and Cultural Managers for handover of ownership, control and access to secret sacred materials 

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