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NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1974 - SECT 85A
Transfer of Aboriginal objects
(1) The Secretary may, despite any other provision of this Act, dispose of
Aboriginal objects that are the property of the Crown-- (a) by returning the
Aboriginal objects to an Aboriginal owner or Aboriginal owners entitled to,
and willing to accept possession, custody or control of the Aboriginal objects
in accordance with Aboriginal tradition, or
(b) by otherwise dealing with the
Aboriginal objects in accordance with any reasonable directions of an
Aboriginal owner or Aboriginal owners referred to in paragraph (a), or
(c) if
there is or are no such Aboriginal owner or Aboriginal owners--by transferring
the Aboriginal objects to a person, or a person of a class, prescribed by the
regulations for safekeeping.
(2) Nothing in this section is taken to limit
the right of an Aboriginal owner or Aboriginal owners accepting possession,
custody or control of any Aboriginal object pursuant to this section to deal
with the Aboriginal object in accordance with Aboriginal tradition.
(3) The
regulations may make provision as to the manner in which any dispute
concerning the entitlement of an Aboriginal owner or Aboriginal owners to
possession, custody or control of Aboriginal objects for the purposes of this
section is to be resolved.
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