A Hobart man has appeared in court charged with trying to sell Aboriginal relics on the online trading site Gumtree.
Jake Raymond Cleaver is yet to enter pleas for failing to comply with Tasmania's Aboriginal Relics Act 1975.
Cleaver is alleged to have had 17 objects that are considered to be Aboriginal relics in his New Town home when it was searched in July last year.
It is alleged he had not informed the proper authorities that he had them.
Mr Cleaver came to notice after he allegedly advertised those relics for sale on Gumtree as "Aboriginal stones" over two weeks in July last year.
The 36-year-old is also accused of advertising another 21 objects as being "Aboriginal stones" on Gumtree between July 5 and July 18 last year, knowing that although they looked like Aboriginal relics — they were not.
The Magistrates Court in Hobart heard that Mr Cleaver's lawyer had received the full details of the allegations against her client.
However she wanted more time to further investigate and advise on an issue that arose from the allegations.
She successfully applied for a four-week adjournment.
Magistrate Reg Marron told Mr Cleaver he must enter a plea to the charges when he next appears in court in August
Under Tasmania's Relics Act it is an offence to sell or offer for sale an Aboriginal relic, or an object that could be implied to be an Aboriginal relic.
Penalties include fines and a potential six months' jail.
