Version No. 021 Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 No. 16 of 2006 Version incorporating amendments as at 28 February 2017 table of provisions Section Page Part 1—Preliminary 1 1 Purposes 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Objectives 2 4 Definitions 3 5 What is an Aboriginal place? 17 6 Who is a native title party for an area? 18 7 Traditional owners 19 8 Heritage significance not affected by damage 20 9 Act does not affect operation of Coroners Act 2008 20 10 Native title rights and interests 20 11 Act binds the Crown 21 Part 2—Ownership and custody of Aboriginal cultural heritage 22 Division 1—Underlying principles 22 12 Principles 22 Division 2—Aboriginal ancestral remains 23 14 Reporting and transfer of Aboriginal ancestral remains in custody of public entities and universities 23 17 Reporting Aboriginal ancestral remains by persons other than coroner 24 18 Council must determine how to act on report 25 19 Transfer of Aboriginal ancestral remains to Council 26 19A Transfer of Aboriginal ancestral remains to Council by coroner 27 20 What must the Council do with transferred Aboriginal ancestral remains? 28 20A Reporting of interment of Aboriginal ancestral remains outside of an Aboriginal place 28
Version No. 021 Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 No. 16 of 2006 Version incorporating amendments as at 28 February 2017 table of provisions Section Page Part 1—Preliminary 1 1 Purposes 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Objectives 2 4 Definitions 3 5 What is an Aboriginal place? 17 6 Who is a native title party for an area? 18 7 Traditional owners 19 8 Heritage significance not affected by damage 20 9 Act does not affect operation of Coroners Act 2008 20 10 Native title rights and interests 20 11 Act binds the Crown 21 Part 2—Ownership and custody of Aboriginal cultural heritage 22 Division 1—Underlying principles 22 12 Principles 22 Division 2—Aboriginal ancestral remains 23 14 Reporting and transfer of Aboriginal ancestral remains in custody of public entities and universities 23 17 Reporting Aboriginal ancestral remains by persons other than coroner 24 18 Council must determine how to act on report 25 19 Transfer of Aboriginal ancestral remains to Council 26 19A Transfer of Aboriginal ancestral remains to Council by coroner 27 20 What must the Council do with transferred Aboriginal ancestral remains? 28 20A Reporting of interment of Aboriginal ancestral remains outside of an Aboriginal place 28
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