Western Australian Current Acts

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 1972 - SECT 83

83 .         Secret or sacred objects

        (1)         In this section —

        secret or sacred object has the meaning that was given in section 11 of the 2021 Act.

        (2)         This section applies to a secret or sacred object if —

            (a)         the object is transferred into the custody of the ACH Council under the 2021 Act before repeal day; and

            (b)         the object is still in the custody of the ACH Council immediately before repeal day.

        (3)         On repeal day, the object must be transferred into the custody of the Committee.

        (4)         Despite the repeal of the 2021 Act, the Committee may then deal with the object in accordance with section 66(a) to (c) of the 2021 Act as in force before repeal day (and as if references in those paragraphs to the ACH Council were references to the Committee).

        [Section 83 inserted: No. 23 of 2023 s. 23.]