Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 1990 (NO. 43 OF 1990) - SECT 8

8. Section 65 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by omitting from paragraph (n) “and”;

        (b)     by adding at the end the following word and paragraph:

“; and (p)     in the case of an application for a permit to excavate in a wilderness zone—

              (i)     the objectives of the relevant archaeological investigation, including any expected contribution to the understanding of aboriginal prehistory or Australian history in general;

              (ii)     the archaeological qualifications and experience of the applicant; and

              (iii)     the nature of each natural person or body (whether or not incorporated) sponsoring the archaeological investigation”; and

    (c)     by adding at the end the following subsection:

“(2) Subparagraphs (1) (k) (ii) and (1) (l) (ii) do not apply in the case of an application for a permit to pick plants for the purposes of an archaeological investigation.”.