National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 No 80
Historical version for 25 October 2010 to 14 November 2010 (accessed 25 May 2013 at 13:00) Current version

89   Preservation or exhibition of certain Aboriginal objects

(1)  Subject to this section, the Minister or the Director-General 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 Director-General 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 Director-General prior to the commencement day shall be deemed to have been acquired under this section.
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