Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts48. (1) The Minister shall, on behalf of the Territory, keep or cause to be kept each Aboriginal object owned by the Territory in a repository authorised under subsection (2).
(2) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette , declare a place to be an authorised repository for the purposes of this section.
(3) In a declaration under subsection (2), the Minister shall not publish any restricted information in relation to an Aboriginal object.
(4) The Minister shall not declare a place to be an authorised repository unless he or she is satisfied that the place is suitable for the conservation of Aboriginal objects owned by the Territory.
(5) The Minister shall not declare a place to be an authorised repository without first consulting with and considering the views of—
(a) the Heritage Council; and
(b) each relevant Aboriginal organisation;
about the proposed declaration.
(6) The Minister shall, by notice published in the Gazette , revoke a declaration under subsection (2) if he or she is no longer satisfied that the relevant place is suitable for the conservation of Aboriginal objects owned by the Territory.