TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT 2003 - SECT 17
Possession of Torres Strait Islander human remains
TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT 2003 - SECT 17
Possession of Torres Strait Islander human remains
17 Possession of Torres Strait Islander human remains
(1) This section applies to a person, other than the State, if the person has
in the person’s possession Torres Strait Islander human remains that were in
existence immediately before the commencement of this section and the person
does not have the necessary traditional or familial links with the human
remains to be the owner of the human remains.
(2) The person must take all
reasonable steps to ensure that the human remains are taken into the custody
of the chief executive as soon as practicable.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty
for subsection (2) —200 penalty units.
