Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975
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(1) *[Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –
authorized officer means a police officer or warden;
container includes any wrapping;
conveyance means any vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, or any other contrivance intended for the carriage of persons or goods over land or water or in the air;
[Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:16 Aug 2017]
[Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:16 Aug 2017] Council means the Aboriginal Heritage Council established under section 3 ;
Crown land means any land vested in the Crown, whether or not it is subject to any private rights, but does not include any such land that is contracted to be granted in fee simple;
Director means the Director of National Parks and Wildlife;
[Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:16 Aug 2017] guidelines means guidelines issued and in force under section 21A ;
honorary warden means an honorary warden appointed under section 16 ;
land includes land covered by the sea or other waters, and part of the sea or those waters covering that land;
protected object has the meaning assigned to that expression by section 7 (4) ;
protected site means an area of land declared to be a protected site under ;