Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 1975

- Act 81 of 1975
- Royal Assent 19 February 1976

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I - Preliminary

   1.      Short title and commencement
   2.      Interpretation

   PART II - The Aboriginal Heritage Council

   3.      Establishment of Aboriginal Heritage Council
   4.      Membership of Council
   5.      Powers of Council
   6.       

   PART III - Declaration and Management, &c., of Protected Sites

   7.      Declaration of protected sites
   8.      Management, &c., of protected sites
   9.      Protection of protected sites

   PART IV - General Provisions Relating to Relics, Including Their Vesting in the Crown

   10.     Duties of persons owning or finding, &c., relics
   11.     Vesting of certain newly-discovered relics in the Crown
   12.     Acquisition of relics by the Crown
   13.     Dealing with relics vested in the Crown
   14.     Protection of relics

   PART V - Provisions Relating to Administration and Enforcement

   15.     Wardens
   16.     Honorary wardens
   17.     Powers of authorized officers and honorary wardens in respect of offences
   18.     Additional powers of authorized officers
   19.     Procedure on seizure of objects
   20.     Defence of carrying out emergency work
   21.     Defence of compliance with guidelines
   21A.    Guidelines
   21B.    Time for commencing prosecution

   PART VI - Miscellaneous

   22.     Expenses of Act
   23.     Review of Act
   24.     Act does not affect operation of certain other Acts
   25.     Regulations