Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT 1984 - SECT 22

             (1)  A person is guilty of an offence if:

                     (a)  the person engages in conduct; and

                     (b)  the conduct contravenes a provision of a declaration made under Part II in relation to a significant Aboriginal area.

Penalty:

                     (a)  if the person is a natural person--$10,000 or imprisonment for 5 years, or both; or

                     (b)  if the person is a body corporate--$50,000.

             (2)  A person is guilty of an offence if:

                     (a)  the person engages in conduct; and

                     (b)  the conduct contravenes the terms of a declaration under this Part relating to a significant Aboriginal object or significant Aboriginal objects.

Penalty:

                     (a)  if the person is a natural person--$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both; or

                     (b)  if the person is a body corporate--$25,000.

             (3)  A person who contravenes subsection 20(1) is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding $500.

             (4)  A person who contravenes subsection 17(4) is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding $100.

             (5)  In this section:

"engage in conduct" means:

                     (a)  do an act; or

                     (b)  omit to perform an act.