HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS ACT 1981 - SECT 17
HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS ACT 1981 - SECT 17
17—Discovery of shipwrecks and relics to be notified
(1) A person who
finds, in a fixed position in territorial waters of the State, the remains of
a ship or of a part of a ship, or an article associated with a ship, must, as
soon as practicable, give to the Minister a notice setting out a description
of the remains or of the article and a description of the place where the
remains are, or the article is, situated, being a description of that place
that is sufficient to enable the remains or article to be located.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(2) It is a defence to
a charge of an offence against subsection (1) if the person proves, or
proves that the person had reasonable grounds for believing, that a notice
setting out a description of the place where the remains are or the article is
situated, being a description that is sufficient to enable the remains or
article to be located, was given to the Minister by another person before it
was practicable for the firstmentioned person to give such a notice.
(3) A person must not
in a notice purporting to be given to the Minister under subsection (1)
make a statement that to the person's knowledge is false or misleading in a
material particular.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.