01200nas a2200181   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001900043653003500062653002800097653003100125100001500156245015400171856006800325300000700393490000600400520061200406       2008                            d10aAustralia (AU)10aIndigenous peoples (THE\_1844)10aLegislation (THE\_6934)10aPolicy making (THE\_16107)1 aT. Chapman00aCorroboree Shield: A comparative historical analysis of (the lack of) International, National and State level Indigenous cultural heritage protection  uhttp://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MqJlICEnvLaw/2008/4.html  a810 v53 aThe protection afforded to Indigenous cultural heritage at the international, national and state level is piecemeal, overly bureaucratised, unnecessarily vague, lacking in effective sanctions, and subject to the current Australian Federal government’s refusal to effectively acknowledge the unique place that Indigenous people, their traditional knowledge, and cultural heritage hold within Australian society. Australian State legislation in New South Wales, and Federal legislation is examined, and this paper ultimately suggests Indigenous cultural heritage requires sui generis legislative protection.