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STATUTES AMENDMENT (ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION PORTFOLIO) ACT 2005 (NO 20 OF 2005) - SECT 5

5—Insertion of section 4A

Part 2—before section 5 insert:

4A—All shipwrecks and relics of a certain age historic

        (1)         The remains of ships that have been situated in territorial waters of the State for 75 years or more are historic shipwrecks for the purposes of this Act.

        (2)         The remains of ships that have been removed from territorial waters of the State (whether before or after the commencement of this subsection) are, after the 75th anniversary of the date on which the remains first came to rest on the seabed, historic shipwrecks for the purposes of this Act.

        (3)         Articles that have been situated in territorial waters of the State for 75 years or more and that were associated with ships are historic relics for the purposes of this Act.

        (4)         Articles that have been removed from territorial waters of the State (whether before or after the commencement of this subsection) and that were associated with ships are, after the 75th anniversary of the date on which the articles first came to rest on the seabed, historic relics for the purposes of this Act.

        (5)         The Governor may, by proclamation, declare that this section does not apply to—

            (a)         the remains, or part of the remains, of a ship or class of ships; or

            (b)         an article or class of articles.



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