Rewards
18 Rewards
The Minister may—
pay a reward not exceeding the prescribed amount to the person who first notifies the Minister in accordance with section 17 of the location of any remains or article—
a description of the location of which, being a description sufficient to enable the remains or article to be located, had not previously been published in Australia; and
in respect of which a declaration has, since the notification was made, been made under section 5; and
offer and pay a reward not exceeding the prescribed amount to the person who first furnishes to the Minister a description of the location of a historic shipwreck, or of a historic relic or historic relics, specified in the offer, being a description sufficient to enable the historic shipwreck or historic relic or historic relics to be located; and
pay a reward not exceeding the prescribed amount to any person who furnishes information leading to the conviction of a person for an offence against this Act.
Payments under subsection (1) must be made out of money appropriated by the Parliament for the purpose.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed amount
). Made under this Act:
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