sydney-city-centre-review-of-environmental-factors

Impact Environmental safeguard Responsibility Timing
Reducing primary
resource demand
during construction
across the proposal
Use recycled and low embodied
energy products to reduce
primary resource demand in
instances where the materials
are cost and performance
competitive (eg where quality
control specifications allow).
Construction
contractor
Construction/
operation
6.11 Aboriginal heritage
This section assesses the proposal’s potential impact on Aboriginal heritage.
6.11.1 Method
Study area
The Aboriginal heritage assessment study area considered any remanet artefacts,
sites or items within the five precincts shown on Figure 1-1, with a focus on the
17 work sites. The local pre-European settlement history was also used to describe
the existing environment.
Method and assessment criteria
The Aboriginal assessment referred to the following legislation and guidance:
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
Due Diligence Code of Practice for the Protection of Aboriginal Objects in
NSW, 2010 (OEH, 2010)
Procedure for Aboriginal Heritage Consultation and Investigation (PACHCI)
(Roads and Maritime, 2011)
Standard Management Procedure, Unexpected Archaeological Finds (Roads
and Maritime, 2012).
The assessment adopted the four-stage method set out under the PACHCI. The
focus of the assessment was to confirm the assumption that the proposal footprint
and its environs have been heavily developed and disturbed sufficient to remove any
reasonable potential for Aboriginal heritage values to remain.
6.11.2 Existing environment
Prior to European settlement in 1788, the area surrounding Sydney Harbour was
occupied by the Eora people. Today their occupation is evident through the discovery
of middens, rock shelters and engravings along the coastline. The Eora were
distributed into family and clan groups. The three main clans were the Gadigal, the
Wanegal and the Cammeraygal. The Gadigal occupied the study area.
Three Aboriginal sites were identified within the proposal footprint (identified through
an extensive search of the Aboriginal heritage information management system
(AHIMS) database in November 2014 (refer to Appendix K)). No Aboriginal heritage
places were recorded.
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