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Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006
19ATransfer of Aboriginal ancestral remains to Council by coroner
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19A Transfer of Aboriginal ancestral remains to Council by coroner
A coroner who has reported to the Council that a body is, or is likely to be, Aboriginal ancestral remains must, as soon as practicable, transfer the remains into the custody of the Council.
A coroner is required under sections 16A and 23(4) of the **Coroners Act 2008** to report to the Council if, in investigating a death, the coroner believes that the body is, or is likely to be, Aboriginal ancestral remains, or if a preliminary examination performed by a medical investigator determines that the body is, or is likely to be, Aboriginal ancestral remains.
S. 20 substituted by No. 11/2016 s. 18.