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Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003
sec.17Possession of Aboriginal human remains
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### sec.17 Possession of Aboriginal human remains
This section applies to a person, other than the State, if the person has in the person’s possession Aboriginal human remains that were in existence immediately before the commencement of this section and the person does not have the necessary traditional or familial links with the human remains to be the owner of the human remains.
The person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the human remains are taken into the custody of the chief executive as soon as practicable.
Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —200 penalty units.
(sec.17-ssec.1) This section applies to a person, other than the State, if the person has in the person’s possession Aboriginal human remains that were in existence immediately before the commencement of this section and the person does not have the necessary traditional or familial links with the human remains to be the owner of the human remains.
(sec.17-ssec.2) The person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the human remains are taken into the custody of the chief executive as soon as practicable. Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —200 penalty units.