Museums (Aboriginal Remains) Act 1984
4Vesting of Aboriginal remains held by trustees in elders of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community
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4 Vesting of Aboriginal remains held by trustees in elders of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community
(1) On the commencement day the remains of the bodies of original inhabitants of Tasmania, and the remains of the bodies of descendants of those original inhabitants, that are in the possession of the trustees shall be vested in, and become the property of, the Crown.
(2) The Minister shall, as soon as is practicable after the commencement day, serve a notice on the trustees requiring them to deliver the remains referred to in subsection (1) to such elders of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community as he may direct in accordance with the terms of the notice and the trustees shall, on being so served, forthwith comply with the notice.
(3) Property in the remains referred to in subsection (1) shall vest in the elders referred to in the notice as trustees of the remains for the Tasmanian Aboriginal community when the remains are delivered to them in accordance with the notice.
(4) The notice referred to in subsection (2) shall be deemed to have been duly served on the trustees if it is served on the Director of the Tasmanian Museum.