Working in Queensland often triggers obligations under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld). If your activity could impact Aboriginal cultural heritage, you must take reasonable and practicablemeasures to avoid harm and follow the required consultation and management processes. 

4 Corners Heritage supports Proponents with practical, defensible technical work that helps projects meet cultural heritage obligations and reduce the risk of harm, delays, and enforcement action. Our experience is in linear infrastructure, residential development, resource extraction, and energy/renewables. Our Services: 

• Duty of care support: interpret the activity footprint, risk level, and practical avoidance measures aligned to the duty of care framework. 

• Identify and engage the right Aboriginal parties: support culturally appropriate and well-documented consultation processes. 

• Cultural heritage assessments and field support: surveys, site recording, mapping (GIS), and technical reporting where required. 

• CHMP support (when required): assist with preparing inputs, documentation, and technical components to support CHMP development and implementation. 

• On-ground compliance during works: monitoring support and practical stop-work procedures if unexpected heritage is discovered. 

• Documentation and audit trail: clear records of assessments, consultation inputs, and management actions to support compliance. 

If heritage is discovered during works  

Stop-work, protect the area, and follow the required notification and assessment steps. We can help coordinate the technical assessment and documentation to support the next decision. 

Confidentiality and conflicts 

We manage confidentiality and potential conflicts of interest through clear engagement scopes and separation of roles where required.