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.”.