Part 2Archaeological objects

Part 2—Archaeological objects

2.1 This Part lists objects of the category “Archaeological objects”. 2.2 An object is in this category if it: (a) is of significance to Australia; and (b) is an Indigenous or non‑Indigenous object that was recovered, as mentioned in paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Act, after remaining for at least 50 years in the place from which it was removed; and (c) is not represented in at least 2 public collections in Australia by an object of equivalent quality. 2.3 Objects in this category are Class B objects, and include: (a) objects relating to seagoing exploration, transportation, supply and commerce, including ordnance, coins, ships’ gear, anchors, cargo and personal items from shipwrecks, sunken ships and landfalls, ships’ logbooks and other documentation; and (b) objects relating to military activity; and (c) objects relating to the exploration of Australia and to the colonisation and development of Australia by non‑Indigenous peoples; and (d) objects relating to convict transportation and settlement; and (e) objects relating to relations between Indigenous and non‑Indigenous peoples; and (f) objects relating to missionary activity; and (g) objects (including documentation) relating to the history of mining, processing, industry, technology and manufacture in Australia; and (h) objects relating to the development of the pastoral industry and other land industries; and (i) objects relating to whaling and sealing; and (j) objects relating to visits to, or settlement in, Australia of identifiable cultural minorities; and (k) biological or ethnographic objects or collections; and (l) human remains, other than remains mentioned in Part 1 of this Schedule; and (m) organic remains associated with, or representative of, a prehistoric or historic culture; and (n) archaeological objects not mentioned in this clause relating to persons, places or events significant in the history of Australia; and (o) unclassified material recovered, as mentioned in paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Act, for archaeological study; and (p) material related to any object mentioned in this clause that adds significantly to Australian historical or scientific information.