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Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003
sec.27Court may order costs of rehabilitation or restoration
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### sec.27 Court may order costs of rehabilitation or restoration
On a conviction of a person for an offence under this division involving the unlawful harming or possessing of Aboriginal cultural heritage, the court may, if considered appropriate, order the person to pay to the State or another appropriate entity an amount for or towards—
the cost of any repair or restoration of the Aboriginal cultural heritage needing to be carried out; and
the cost of any repair or restoration of anything else that is not itself the Aboriginal cultural heritage, but that is associated with the Aboriginal cultural heritage and also needs to be repaired or restored because of the offence.
In this section—
conviction includes a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt by a court, even though a conviction is not recorded.
(sec.27-ssec.1) On a conviction of a person for an offence under this division involving the unlawful harming or possessing of Aboriginal cultural heritage, the court may, if considered appropriate, order the person to pay to the State or another appropriate entity an amount for or towards— the cost of any repair or restoration of the Aboriginal cultural heritage needing to be carried out; and the cost of any repair or restoration of anything else that is not itself the Aboriginal cultural heritage, but that is associated with the Aboriginal cultural heritage and also needs to be repaired or restored because of the offence.
(sec.27-ssec.2) In this section— conviction includes a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt by a court, even though a conviction is not recorded.
- (a) the cost of any repair or restoration of the Aboriginal cultural heritage needing to be carried out; and
- (b) the cost of any repair or restoration of anything else that is not itself the Aboriginal cultural heritage, but that is associated with the Aboriginal cultural heritage and also needs to be repaired or restored because of the offence.