Commonwealth Numbered Acts

WORLD HERITAGE PROPERTIES CONSERVATION ACT 1983 No. 5 of 1983 - SECT 10

10. (1) In this section -

"foreign corporation" means a foreign corporation within the meaning of
paragraph 51 (xx) of the Constitution;

"trading corporation" means a trading corporation within the meaning of
paragraph 51 (xx) of the Constitution.

(2) Except with the consent in writing of the Minister, it is unlawful for a
body corporate that -

   (a)  is a foreign corporation;

   (b)  is incorporated in a Territory; or

   (c)  not being incorporated in a Territory, is a trading corporation formed
within the limits of the Commonwealth, whether itself or by its servant or
agent -

   (d)  to carry out any excavation works on any property to which this
section applies;

   (e)  to carry out operations for, or exploratory drilling in connection
        with,
the recovery of minerals on any property to which this section applies;

   (f)  to erect a building or other substantial structure on any property to
which this section applies or to do any act in the course of, or for the
purpose of, the erection of a building or other substantial structure on
any property to which this section applies;

   (g)  to damage or destroy a building or other substantial structure on any
property to which this section applies;

   (h)  to kill, cut down or damage any tree on any property to which this
section applies;

   (j)  to construct or establish any road or vehicular track on any property
        to
which this section applies;

   (k)  to use explosives on any property to which this section applies; or

   (m)  if an act is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph in relation
        to
particular property to which this section applies, to do that act in
relation to that property.

(3) Except with the consent in writing of the Minister, it is unlawful for a
body corporate of a kind referred to in sub-section (2), whether itself or by
its servant or agent, to do any act, not being an act the doing of which is
unlawful by virtue of that sub-section, that damages or destroys any property
to which this section applies.

(4) Without prejudice to the effect of sub-sections (2) and (3), except with
the consent in writing of the Minister, it is unlawful for a body corporate of
the kind referred to in paragraph (2) (c), whether itself or by its servant or
agent, to do, for the purposes of its trading activities, an act referred to
in any of paragraphs (2) (d) to (m) (inclusive) or an act referred to in
sub-section (3).