Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The chief executive may, by public notice, declare that an archaeological artefact that is in, or has been removed from, a registered place is the property of the State if the chief executive is satisfied--
(a) the artefact is important to Queensland's cultural heritage; and
(b) a declaration under this section is necessary to help conserve the cultural heritage significance of the artefact.
(2) The notice must--
(a) include enough information to identify the archaeological artefact; and
(b) state that a person who suffers loss because of the exercise of the chief executive's power under subsection (1) is entitled to apply for compensation for the loss; and
(c) state how the person may apply for the compensation.
(3) As soon as practicable after the notice is published, the chief executive must give a copy of it to any person the chief executive reasonably considers is likely to suffer loss because of the exercise of the chief executive's power under subsection (1).