{"id":"F2009B00095","name":"Proclamation - Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 - Tasmania","slug":"proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-tasmania","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121370,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00095-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation - Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 - Tasmania","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: PROCLAMATION\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nPROCLAMATION\n\nCommonwealth of\n\nAustralia\n\nZELMAN COWEN\n\nGovernor-General   \n\nBy His Excellency the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia\n\nI, SIR ZELMAN COWEN, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, for the purposes of sub-section 2 (1) of the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976, hereby declare that that Act applies in relation to waters adjacent to the coast of the State of Tasmania.\n\n \n\n(L.S.)  GIVEN under my hand and the Great Seal of Australia on 15 February 1982.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nIAN WILSON\n\nMinister of State for Home Affairs and Environment\n\nGOD SAVE THE QUEEN!\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2021},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not alter the scope of the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976; it merely extends the existing legislative framework to apply to an additional geographic jurisdiction (Tasmanian waters). The substance of what the Act prohibits, regulates, or permits remains unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision extending existing legislation to a specific geographic area","No defined terms or interpretive provisions","No conditional logic or exceptions","Extremely brief (one substantive sentence)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, formal proclamation made by the Governor-General in 1982. It simply **switches on** the *Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976* for the waters around Tasmania.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Extends the Commonwealth's historic shipwreck protection laws to cover waters adjacent to Tasmania's coast.\n- Once in force, the Act makes it illegal to damage, interfere with, or remove artifacts from historic shipwrecks in these waters without a permit.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Divers, fishermen, and maritime operators working in Tasmanian waters\n- Museums, heritage professionals, and salvage companies\n- Anyone who discovers shipwreck remains\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the Act might not have applied to Tasmania (or might have had uncertain application). This ensures Tasmania's underwater cultural heritage—old shipwrecks and their contents—is protected under Commonwealth law, preventing looting and preserving maritime history for future generations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-tasmania","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-tasmania/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-tasmania/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-tasmania/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-tasmania/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-tasmania/documents"}}