Heritage Act 2004
74Diminishing heritage significance of place or object
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74 Diminishing heritage significance of place or object (a) engages in conduct that diminishes the heritage significance of a place or object; and (b) is reckless about whether the conduct would diminish the heritage significance of the place or object. (2) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) engages in conduct that diminishes the heritage significance of a place or object; and (b) is negligent about whether the conduct would diminish the heritage significance of the place or object. (3) A person commits an offence if the person engages in conduct that diminishes the heritage significance of a place or object. (4) An offence against subsection (3) is a strict liability offence. place or object— (a) means a place or object that is registered; but (b) does not include an Aboriginal place or an Aboriginal object.
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