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ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT 1984 – SECT 21H

Offence to contravene declaration

(1) A person is guilty of an offence if:

(a) the person engages in conduct; and

(b) the conduct contravenes the terms of a declaration under this Part relating to an Aboriginal place.

Penalty:

(a) if the person is a natural person—$10,000 or imprisonment for 5 years, or both; or

(b) if the person is a body corporate—$50,000.

(2) A person is guilty of an offence if:

(a) the person engages in conduct; and

(b) the conduct contravenes the terms of a declaration under this Part relating to an Aboriginal object.

Penalty:

(a) if the person is a natural person—$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both; or

(b) if the person is a body corporate—$25,000.

(3) In this section:

“engage in conduct” means:

(a) do an act; or

(b) omit to perform an act.

Australian Constitution

Section 116

The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth.