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Queensland Heritage Act 1992
sec.89Requirement to give notice about discovery
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### sec.89 Requirement to give notice about discovery
A person who discovers a thing the person knows or ought reasonably to know is an archaeological artefact or underwater cultural heritage artefact that is an important source of information about an aspect of Queensland’s history must give the chief executive a notice under this section.
Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.
The notice must—
be in the approved form; and
be given to the chief executive as soon as practicable after the person discovers the thing; and
state where the thing was discovered; and
include a description or photographs of the thing.
s 89 amd 1995 No. 40 s 22
sub 2003 No. 32 s 17 ; 2007 No. 50 s 30
amd 2014 No. 61 s 49
(sec.89-ssec.1) A person who discovers a thing the person knows or ought reasonably to know is an archaeological artefact or underwater cultural heritage artefact that is an important source of information about an aspect of Queensland’s history must give the chief executive a notice under this section. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.
(sec.89-ssec.2) The notice must— be in the approved form; and be given to the chief executive as soon as practicable after the person discovers the thing; and state where the thing was discovered; and include a description or photographs of the thing.
- (a) be in the approved form; and
- (b) be given to the chief executive as soon as practicable after the person discovers the thing; and
- (c) state where the thing was discovered; and
- (d) include a description or photographs of the thing.