Victorian Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE AMENDMENT ACT 2016 (NO. 11 OF 2016) - SECT 17

After section 19 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act   2006 insert —

        " 19A     Transfer of Aboriginal ancestral remains to Council by coroner

A coroner who has reported to the Council that a body is, or is likely to be, Aboriginal ancestral remains must, as soon as practicable, transfer the remains into the custody of the Council.

Note

A coroner is required under sections 16A and 23(4) of the Coroners Act 2008 to report to the Council if, in investigating a death, the coroner believes that the body is, or is likely to be, Aboriginal ancestral remains, or if a preliminary examination performed by a medical investigator determines that the body is, or is likely to be, Aboriginal ancestral remains.".