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HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS ACT 1976 !!!The following amendment (No. 17, 2006) has not been incorporated. - List of Sections

Section

Compilation Information

Long Title

Preamble

HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS ACT 1976
Part I—Preliminary

1. Short title [ see Note 1]
2. Commencement and application of Act [ see Note 1]
3. Interpretation
3A. Wrecks etc. partly in Australian waters and partly in State waters
3B. Application and extension of Act
4. Act to bind Crown
4AA. Application of the Criminal Code
HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS ACT 1976
Part II—Protection of historic shipwrecks and relics

4A. Shipwrecks and relics associated with State or Territory may be declared to be historic
5. Certain shipwrecks and relics may be declared to be historic
6. Provisional declaration that shipwrecks and relics are historic
7. Protected zones
8. Further publication of notices.
9. Notice of location of historic shipwrecks and relics
10. Power of Minister to ascertain location of historic shipwrecks and relics
11. Power of Minister to give directions in relation to custody etc. of historic shipwrecks and relics
12. Register of Historic Shipwrecks
13. Prohibition of certain action in relation to historic shipwrecks and relics
14. Regulations may prohibit certain activities in protected zone
15. Permits for exploration or recovery of shipwrecks and relics
16. Defences
17. Discovery of shipwrecks and relics to be notified
18. Rewards
HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS ACT 1976
Part III—Miscellaneous

19. Arrangements for State and Northern Territory authorities to perform certain functions
20. Declaration as to ownership of remains of ships or relics
21. Compensation
22. Appointment of inspectors
23. Powers of inspectors
24. Arrest without warrant
25. Seizure and forfeiture
26. Certain offences indictable
27. Jurisdiction of courts
28. Operation of Act
29. Certificate by Minister to be evidence
30. Delegation
31. Notices
32. Regulations
HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS ACT 1976
Schedules
Schedule 1—Agreement between the Netherlands and Australia concerning
old Dutch shipwrecks

HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS ACT 1976
Schedule 2—Dutch shipwrecks off the coast of Western Australia

HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS ACT 1976
Notes to the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

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