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National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
83Certain Aboriginal objects to be Crown property
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#### 83 Certain Aboriginal objects to be Crown property
83 Certain Aboriginal objects to be Crown property
> > (1) Subject to this section—
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> > > (a) an Aboriginal object that was, immediately before the commencement day, deemed to be the property of the Crown by virtue of section 33D of the Act of 1967, and
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> > > (b) an Aboriginal object that is abandoned on or after that day by a person other than the Crown,
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> > shall be, and shall be deemed always to have been, the property of the Crown.
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> > (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as restricting the lawful use of land or as authorising the disturbance or excavation of any land.
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> > (3) No compensation is payable in respect of the vesting of an Aboriginal object by this section or section 33D of the Act of 1967.