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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Conduct background research and consultation with Traditional Owners, Community, Cultural Managers/Knowledge holders
  2. Handle Aboriginal secret sacred cultural material
  3. Contribute to documenting a generational succession plan for passing on ownership of secret sacred material

Range Statement


Performance Evidence

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.


Knowledge Evidence

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.