01782nas a2200265   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003260000800044653001400052653003300066653002500099653003300124653003100157100001800188700002200206700001700228700001700245245010700262856015000369300001200519490000700531520095800538022002001496       2021                            d  cfeb10aAustralia10aIndigenous cultural heritage10aindigenous knowledge10aIntangible cultural heritage10aTangible cultural heritage1 aKylie Lingard1 aNatalie Stoianoff1 aEvana Wright1 aSarah Wright00aAre we there yet? A review of proposed Aboriginal cultural heritage laws in New South Wales, Australia  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104159372&doi=10.1017%2fS0940739120000284&partnerID=40&md5=51fdbca66a0418ac5ac7a9af17382469  a107-1350 v283 aThis article examines the extent to which a recent law reform initiative in New South Wales (NSW), Australia-the draft Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2018 (NSW)-advances the general principles outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The examination reveals some improvements on the current legal framework and some concerning proposals that distance the NSW government from the UNDRIP principles. Key concerns include a proposed transfer of administrative responsibility to Aboriginal bodies with no corresponding guarantee of funding; the continued vesting of key decision-making powers in government; inept provisions for the protection of secret knowledge; and lower penalties for harming cultural heritage than for related offences in existing environmental and planning legislation. Given the bill s weaknesses, the article explores pragmatic alternatives to better advance the UNDRIP principles.  a09407391 (ISSN)