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Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006
102Offence to contravene interim protection declaration
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102 Offence to contravene interim protection declaration
(a) the person engages in conduct that contravenes an interim protection declaration; and
(b) at the time of engaging in the conduct, the person knew of the existence of the declaration.
(a) the person engages in conduct that contravenes an interim protection declaration; and
(b) at the time of engaging in the conduct, the person was reckless as to the existence of the declaration.
(5) In this section, ***engage in conduct*** means—
(a) to do an act; or
(b) omit to do an act.
(6) An offence under this section is an indictable offence.
The provisions of Division 12 of Part I of the **Crimes Act 1958** (which deal with attempts) apply to indictable offences against this Act.
(7) A person who engages in conduct that contravenes an interim protection declaration does not commit an offence under this section if the conduct in which the person engaged was necessary because of an emergency.
Note to s. 102 inserted by No. 11/2016 s. 134(2).
Section 187A applies to an offence against subsection (1) or (3).
Division 2—Ongoing protection declarations