National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 No 80
Current version for 11 January 2013 to date (accessed 21 May 2013 at 18:44)

83   Certain Aboriginal objects to be Crown property

(1)  Subject to this section:
(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
(b)  an Aboriginal object that is abandoned on or after that day by a person other than the Crown,
      shall be, and shall be deemed always to have been, the property of the Crown.
(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.
(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.
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