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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Source Aboriginal cultural material
   • Confirm traditional ownership of cultural material
   • Consult with the appropriate traditional custodians and Community to determine suitable keeping places for cultural materials
   • Work with cultural authorities to identify appropriate persons within Community who hold cultural knowledge relevant to establishing any restrictions on access to materials
   • Seek permission and advice for being on site and using cultural material according to Aboriginal cultural protocols
   • Locate and identify cultural material and objects and assess material’s suitability for moving
   • Complete records according to cultural protocols
   • Identify issues and follow protocols in relation to the return of cultural material to local Aboriginal Community
2. Determine movement and storage requirements
   • Implement legislative and work health and safety requirements
   • Assess and document the scope of work required for movement and storage of cultural material
   • Identify and confirm organisational procedures and guidelines and specific requirements for moving and storing cultural material with relevant personnel
   • Determine future storage requirements with relevant personnel
   • Assess and arrange the need for specialist expertise
3. Handle and transfer Aboriginal cultural material
   • Identify, move, store, maintain and return cultural material according to Aboriginal cultural requirements
   • Record details of material requiring repair or attention and take action within scope of own job role or refer to relevant personnel as required
   • Communicate specific Aboriginal cultural requirements to colleagues
   • Select and use appropriate handling and moving equipment
   • Handle cultural material in a manner that protects individual items and assists efficient loading and unloading processes
   • Prepare transportation documentation
   • Transfer Aboriginal cultural material to approved location
   • Use techniques for moving material that minimise environmental disturbance and degradation, where appropriate
4. Store cultural material according to Aboriginal cultural requirements
   • Install, position or store cultural material as required
   • Ensure specific storage needs of cultural material are based on knowledge of requirementsfor different types of materials
   • Clear and clean work areas according to organisational procedures
   • Maintain storage records according to organisational policies and procedures

Range Statement

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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 appropriate cultural authorities for a Community, place or site

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

handle, move and store cultural materials according to cultural protocols

seek permissions from cultural authorities for being on site and handling, moving, storing and recording cultural material, according to Community protocols

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

record details of transporting and storing of cultural material

report damage or faults with cultural material to appropriate persons

select and use handling, storage and transport equipment

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

apply appropriate sustainability practices to minimise environmental disturbance and degradation when moving cultural objects from Aboriginal sites.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

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

cultural authority for ceremony on the site

ownership relationships for secret, sacred material

record-keeping techniques

organisational procedures and guidelines.

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