{"id":"F2009B00097","name":"Proclamation - Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 - Victoria","slug":"proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-victoria","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121376,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00097-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation - Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 - Victoria","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\n \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 Victoria.\n\n \n\n(L.S.) GIVEN under my hand and the Great Seal of Australia on 23 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\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1945},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation executes the original geographic implementation mechanism of the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 by extending coverage to Victorian waters. It does not alter the substantive scope, purpose, or legal framework of the Act itself."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause extending the Act to one specific jurisdiction","No definitions or interpretation provisions","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only one cross-reference (to section 2(1) of the parent Act)","Document is less than one page in length"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal declaration (a **proclamation**) made under the *Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976*. It switches on the federal shipwreck protection laws for the coastal waters of Victoria.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Extends Commonwealth protection to historic shipwrecks located in waters adjacent to the Victorian coast.\n- Makes it illegal to damage, disturb, or remove artifacts from these protected sites without a permit.\n- Brings Victoria under the same federal heritage protection framework that applies to other proclaimed areas.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Made by:** The Governor-General (Sir Zelman Cowen) acting on the advice of the Federal Executive Council.\n- **Minister responsible:** Ian Wilson (Minister for Home Affairs and Environment).\n- **Legal effect:** The Act now applies to Victorian waters as if they were Commonwealth waters.\n\nIn simple terms: Victorian shipwrecks are now protected by federal law, not just state law."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-victoria","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-victoria/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-victoria/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-victoria/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-victoria/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-historic-shipwrecks-act-1976-victoria/documents"}}