Cultural Site Monitoring involves Traditional Owners and can be used when Projects involving excavations and construction works proceed which carefully considers potential impacts on Aboriginal Cultural Heritage. This can mitigate the risk of impact on Aboriginal Heritage during these project works and can ensure as little disruption as possible when preventing harm to any archaeological finds which may be discovered during the course of works. When projects are planned to take place in areas where known Aboriginal heritage exists, there is a risk project activities may damage, disturb or interfere with the known Aboriginal sites, objects or remains. In project areas where heritage is unknown or may be subsurface, there is also a risk of damage to Aboriginal heritage uncovered or discovered during project works.

A Cultural Sites Officer ensures monitoring for any change, damage or potential risk to a site.