(b) the object is, immediately before
the commencement of this section, in the custody of an entity that represents
or is the State, or after the commencement comes into the custody of an entity
that represents or is the State.
(2) The Aboriginal people who have a
traditional or familial link with the object, if they are not already the
owners, become the owners of the object—
(a) if the object was in the
custody of the entity immediately before the commencement of this section—on
the commencement; or
(b) otherwise—when the object comes into the custody
of the entity.
(3) The persons who own the object may at any time ask the
entity—
(a) to continue to be the custodian of the object; or
(b) to return
the object to them.
(4) If the entity is satisfied the persons making the
request under subsection (3) are the owners of the object, the entity must
comply with the request to the greatest practicable extent.
(5) The persons
who own the object are not limited to making only 1 request under subsection
(3) .
Example—
The owners could ask for the Queensland Museum to continue
its custody of an object while they make suitable arrangements for dealing
with the object, at which time they could ask for the object to be returned to
them.
