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Heritage Act 2017
88Offences in relation to negligently performing certain activities
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88 Offences in relation to negligently performing certain activities
(1) A person must not negligently remove, relocate or demolish, damage or despoil, develop or alter, or excavate, all or any part of a registered place.
(2) A person must not negligently remove, relocate or demolish, damage or despoil, or alter, a registered object.
(3) A person must not negligently disturb the position of an object that is a fixed registered object.
S. 88(4)(a) amended by No. 5/2023 s. 58(a).
S. 88(4)(ca) inserted by No. 5/2023 s. 58(b).
S. 88(4)(cb) inserted by No. 5/2023 s. 58(b).
S. 88(4)(cc) inserted by No. 5/2023 s. 58(b).
(d) for which the Heritage Council or the Executive Director has determined that a permit is not required under this Act.
(5) An offence against subsection (1), (2) or (3) is an indictable offence.