(1) A person must not harm or desecrate an object that the person knows is an
Aboriginal object.
: Maximum penalty--
(a) in the case of an individual--2,500
penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year, or both, or (in
circumstances of aggravation) 5,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years,
or both, or
(b) in the case of a corporation--10,000 penalty units.
(7) A single prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) or
(2) may relate to a single Aboriginal object or a group of Aboriginal objects.
(8) If, in proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), the court is
satisfied that, at the time the accused harmed the Aboriginal object
concerned, the accused did not know that the object was an Aboriginal object,
the court may find an offence proved under subsection (2).
Note : An offence
against subsection (1), (2) or (4) committed by a corporation is an executive
liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other
person involved in the management of the corporation--see section 175B.