South Australian Current Acts

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 1988 - SECT 23

23—Damage etc to sites, objects or remains

A person must not, without the authority of the Minister—

            (a)         damage, disturb or interfere with any Aboriginal site; or

            (b)         damage any Aboriginal object; or

            (c)         where any Aboriginal object or remains are found—

                  (i)         disturb or interfere with the object or remains; or

                  (ii)         remove the object or remains.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         in the case of a body corporate—$50 000;

            (b)         in any other case—$10 000 or imprisonment for 6 months.