TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT 2003 - SECT 16
Torres Strait Islander human remains in custody of State
TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT 2003 - SECT 16
Torres Strait Islander human remains in custody of State
16 Torres Strait Islander human remains in custody of State
(1) This section applies to Torres Strait Islander human remains if the human
remains are in the custody of an entity that represents or is the State.
(2)
The persons who own the human remains may at any time ask the entity—
(a) to
continue to be the custodian of the human remains; or
(b) to return the human
remains to them.
(3) If the entity is satisfied the persons making the
request under subsection (2) are the owners of the human remains, the entity
must comply with the request to the greatest practicable extent.
(4) The
persons who own the human remains are not limited to making only 1 request
under subsection (2) .
Example—
The owners could ask for the Queensland
Museum to continue its custody of the human remains while they make suitable
arrangements for dealing with the human remains, at which time they could ask
for the human remains to be returned to them.