Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts In this Act, unless
the context requires otherwise, —
Aboriginal means pertaining to the original
inhabitants of Australia and to their descendants;
Aboriginal cultural material means an object of
Aboriginal origin that has been declared to be so classified under section 40;
Aboriginal site means a place to which this Act
applies by the operation of section 5;
Committee means the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
Committee established under section 28(1);
Department means the department of the Public
Service principally assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;
Museum means the body corporate constituted by
that name under the Museum Act 1969 ;
person of Aboriginal descent means any person
wholly or partly descended from the original inhabitants of Australia;
proceedings under this Act includes a proceeding
commenced under this Act before the State Administrative Tribunal;
protected area means an area that has been
declared to be such under section 19, and includes a temporarily protected
area;
Registrar means the person appointed Registrar of
Aboriginal Sites under section 37(1);
temporarily protected area means an area that has
been declared to be such under section 20 and in respect of which the Order
continues to have effect;
the Trustees means the Trustees of the Museum
appointed under the Museum Act 1969 ;
traditional custodian in relation to any place or
object means a person named by the Minister in consultation with the Committee
in relation thereto under section 9.
[Section 4 amended: No. 24 of 1995 s. 5; No. 55 of
2004 s. 4; No. 27 of 2021 s. 339; No. 23 of 2023 s. 11.]
[ 4A-4C. Deleted: No. 23 of 2023 s. 12.]