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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
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#### 22 Offences and penalties
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct; and
(b) the conduct contravenes a provision of a declaration made under Part II in relation to a significant Aboriginal area.
Penalty:
(a) if the person is a natural person—imprisonment for 5 years or 100 penalty units, or both; or
(b) if the person is a body corporate—500 penalty units.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct; and
(b) the conduct contravenes the terms of a declaration under this Part relating to a significant Aboriginal object or significant Aboriginal objects.
Penalty:
(a) if the person is a natural person—imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units, or both; or
(b) if the person is a body corporate—250 penalty units.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection 20(1) commits an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.
(4) A person who contravenes subsection 17(4) commits an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 1 penalty unit.
(5) In this section:
> engage in conduct means:
(a) do an act; or
(b) omit to perform an act.