(1) Consultation undertaken in relation to the proposed loan of an object must:
(a) give the individual, group or body being consulted an adequate opportunity to comment; and
(b) be appropriate for the object proposed to be loaned and the individual, group or body being consulted; and
(c) be respectful and meaningful to the individual, group or body being consulted.
(2) Consultation undertaken in relation to the proposed loan of an object must be with:
(a) any individual, family group or community in Australia to which the object relates; and
(b) if the object relates to an individual who is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander--that individual or representatives of that individual (or both); and
(c) if the object relates to a State or Territory archive--the person or body responsible for that archive.
(3) Subsection (2) does not limit who may be consulted in relation to the proposed loan of an object.