Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person who finds
a ship that was, or appears likely to have been, lost before the year 1900 and
fails to give notice of the finding to the Director in writing as soon as
practicable after the finding commits an offence.
Penalty: $500.
(2) A person who
finds, takes or recovers any relic and fails to give notice that he has done
so to the Director in writing as soon as practicable thereafter commits an
offence.
Penalty: $100.
(3) It is a defence to
a prosecution for an offence under this section to show that the accused
knew, or had reasonable cause to believe, that due notice had been given to
the Director by some other person and had been acknowledged by the Director.