HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS ACT 1981 - SECT 18
HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS ACT 1981 - SECT 18
(a) pay
a reward not exceeding the prescribed amount to the person who first notifies
the Minister in accordance with section 17 of the location of any remains
or article—
(i)
a description of the location of which, being a
description sufficient to enable the remains or article to be located, had not
previously been published in Australia; and
(ii)
in respect of which a declaration has, since the
notification was made, been made under section 5; and
(b)
offer and pay a reward not exceeding the prescribed amount to the person who
first furnishes to the Minister a description of the location of a
historic shipwreck, or of a historic relic or historic relics, specified in
the offer, being a description sufficient to enable the historic shipwreck or
historic relic or historic relics to be located; and
(c) pay
a reward not exceeding the prescribed amount to any person who furnishes
information leading to the conviction of a person for an offence against this
Act.
(2) Payments under
subsection (1) must be made out of money appropriated by the Parliament
for the purpose.