Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) A person must not, without a consent issued under section 124, knowingly or negligently deface, damage or otherwise interfere with, or carry out an act, likely to endanger—
(a) a site recorded in the Heritage Inventory; or
(b) an archaeological site which is not recorded in the Heritage Inventory.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 600 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both;
In the case of a body corporate, 1200 penalty units.
(2) A person must not, without a consent issued under section 124, knowingly uncover or expose, or knowingly disturb or excavate any land for the purposes of uncovering or discovering—
(a) a site recorded in the Heritage Inventory; or
(b) an archaeological site which is not recorded in the Heritage Inventory.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 600 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both;
In the case of a body corporate, 1200 penalty units.
(3) This section does not apply to a registered archaeological place or a registered archaeological artefact.
Note
Offences apply in relation to registered archaeological places and registered archaeological artefacts under sections 87, 88 and 89.