(1) A person who has
in his custody or under his control any object of a kind classified as
Aboriginal cultural material shall forthwith send notice in writing to the
Minister giving a description of that object and of the manner in which it
came to be in his custody or under his control, unless he has reasonable cause
to believe that information to be already known to the Minister.
Penalty: $100.
(2) A person who has
in his custody or under his control any object to which this Act applies
shall, if required by the Minister, produce the object to the Minister at such
reasonable time as is specified by the Minister for inspection and possession
by the Minister for the purposes of subsection (3).
(3) Where after
inspecting any object produced to the Minister the Minister is of the opinion
that it is an object to which this Act applies the Minister may continue in
possession of the object for a period of 30 days, or for such longer period as
the person producing the object and the Minister may agree, for the purpose of
photographing, copying, or otherwise obtaining a record of, the object and of
investigating the extent or nature of any interest that the object may have.
[Section 41 amended: No. 24 of 1995 s. 35.]