Information protection provision
29 Information protection provision
This section applies to a person who, under this Act, submits to the chief executive or the Minister a report or other document about Aboriginal cultural heritage matters.
The person must not include in the report or other document knowledge or information given to or otherwise acquired by the person if—
the person knows the knowledge or information is of a secret or sacred nature; and
the Aboriginal people in whose understanding the knowledge or information is of a secret or sacred nature have not agreed to its inclusion in the report or other document.
Maximum penalty—
for an individual—100 penalty units;
for a corporation—1,000 penalty units.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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