{"id":"F2009B00096","name":"Proclamation - Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 - South Australia","slug":"proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-south-australia","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121373,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00096-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation - Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 - South Australia","content":"PROCLAMATION\n\nCommonwealth of\n\nAustralia\n\nZELMAN COWEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\n  \nBy His Excellency the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia\n\nWHEREAS it is provided by section 2 of the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 that that Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent but shall not apply in relation to waters (including waters above the continental shelf) adjacent to the coast of a State until a Proclamation has been made declaring that the Act applies in relation to waters adjacent to the coast of that State:\n\nNOW THEREFORE I, Sir Zelman Cowen, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby declare that the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 applies in relation to waters adjacent to the coast of the State of South Australia.\n\n(L.S.) GIVEN under my hand and the Great Seal of Australia on 11 June 1980.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nR. J. ELLICOTT\n\nMinister of State for Home Affairs\n\nGOD SAVE THE QUEEN!","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2825},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Proclamation performs exactly the function authorised by section 2 of the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976—extending the Act's application to a specific State's waters. No expansion beyond the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause consisting of one sentence","Zero defined terms within the instrument","No cross-references to other sections (only references the parent Act's mechanism)","No conditional, contingent, or exception clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation extends federal protection to historic shipwrecks in South Australian coastal waters.\n\nThe **Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976** protects shipwrecks older than 75 years and their associated artifacts (called \"relics\") from damage, looting, and unauthorized disturbance. However, the Act only applies to a State's waters once the Governor-General specifically declares it.\n\n**What this document does:**\n- Declares that the 1976 Act now applies to waters adjacent to South Australia (including waters above the continental shelf)\n- Brings SA under the Commonwealth shipwreck protection regime\n- Makes it illegal to damage, disturb, or remove protected wreck material in SA waters without a permit\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Recreational and commercial divers\n- Maritime archaeologists  \n- Fishermen and boat operators who might encounter wreck sites\n- Museums and collectors dealing in maritime artifacts\n\nThis ensures South Australia's underwater cultural heritage is protected under federal law, with penalties for interference."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-south-australia","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-south-australia/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-south-australia/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-south-australia/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-south-australia/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-south-australia/documents"}}