New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1974 - SECT 91L

91L Directions for remedial work relating to harm to Aboriginal objects and places

(1) The Secretary may, by notice in writing, direct a person to carry out specified remediation work in a specified manner and within a specified time, if the Secretary is satisfied that--

(a) any Aboriginal object, or

(b) any Aboriginal place,

has been harmed in or as a result of the commission of an offence under this Act (whether or not any person has been proceeded against or convicted for the offence).

(2) The specified remediation work to be carried out by a person may include one or more of the following types of work--

(a) work to control, abate or mitigate the harm to the Aboriginal object or Aboriginal place concerned,

(b) work to protect, conserve, maintain, remediate or restore the harmed Aboriginal object or Aboriginal place concerned.

(3) A direction under this section may be varied or revoked by a further notice in writing.