National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
89Preservation or exhibition of certain Aboriginal objects
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89 Preservation or exhibition of certain Aboriginal objects
89 Preservation or exhibition of certain Aboriginal objects
(1) Subject to this section, the Minister or the Secretary may, by agreement with a person having the ownership or possession of—
(a) an Aboriginal object that is not the property of the Crown, or
(b) an Aboriginal place,
acquire the Aboriginal object or take such other action as the Minister or the Secretary thinks is practicable for the preservation or exhibition of the Aboriginal object or Aboriginal place.
(2) An Aboriginal object acquired under this section shall be the property of the Crown.
(3) An Aboriginal object that is real property shall not be acquired under this section, but nothing in this section affects anything contained in Part 11.
(4) Any Aboriginal object acquired by the Minister or the Secretary prior to the commencement day shall be deemed to have been acquired under this section.
s 89: Am 2021 No 47, Sch 1.1[16]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.46[5].