ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 1972 - SECT 49
ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 1972 - SECT 49
49 . Prohibition on publication
(1) Where an object
has been classified as Aboriginal cultural material the Governor may, by Order
in Council, prohibit the photographing, copying or other reproduction of that
object, or the publication of any such reproduction, either —
(a)
absolutely; or
(b)
except for such purposes and subject to such conditions as the Minister may
approve or impose,
and any such
prohibition extends to any object so nearly resembling the object to which the
prohibition relates as to be likely to deceive or be capable of being mistaken
for the same.
(2) A person who
contravenes the provisions of an Order made under subsection (1) commits an
offence.
[Section 49 amended: No. 24 of 1995 s. 43.]