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ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 172

Seizure power without consent

Despite anything to the contrary in this Part, if an authorised officer or Aboriginal heritage officer enters land or premises in accordance with section 166, 168 or 169 the authorised officer or Aboriginal heritage officer may without the consent of the occupier—

S. 172(a) amended by No. 11/2016 s. 113(2).

        (a)     seize an Aboriginal object if the authorised officer or Aboriginal heritage officer reasonably believes that the object—

              (i)     is being offered for sale, or has been sold, in contravention of section 34; or

              (ii)     is being removed from Victoria, or is at immediate risk of being removed from Victoria, in contravention of section 34; and

S. 172(b) amended by No. 11/2016 s. 113(3).

        (b)     seize Aboriginal ancestral remains if the authorised officer or Aboriginal heritage officer reasonably believes that the remains are being held in contravention of section 19.



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