14Reporting and transfer of Aboriginal ancestral remains in custody of public entities and universities

14 Reporting and transfer of Aboriginal ancestral remains in custody of public entities and universities (1) Within 2 years of the commencement of section 12 of the **Aboriginal Heritage** **Amendment Act 2016**, a public entity or a university must— (a) notify the Council in writing of any Aboriginal ancestral remains that are in its possession on the commencement of that section; and (b) give a report in the prescribed form to the Council, including a list and details of the Aboriginal ancestral remains. Penalty: 3000 penalty units. (2) The Council must, within 90 days of receiving a report under subsection (1), give notice of the report— (a) to any relevant traditional owner of the Aboriginal ancestral remains referred to in the report; and (b) to any relevant registered Aboriginal party. (3) A public entity or a university must take all reasonable steps to transfer the Aboriginal ancestral remains into the custody of the Council as soon as practicable after giving a report to the Council under subsection (1). (4) This section applies in addition to any other provision of this Act relating to the reporting and transfer of Aboriginal ancestral remains to the Council. (5) In this section— ***public entity*** has the same meaning as in the **Public Administration Act 2004**. Ss 15, 16 repealed by No. 11/2016 s. 13. S. 17 (Heading) amended by No. 11/2016 s. 14(1).