48Declaration of historic shipwrecks

48 Declaration of historic shipwrecks

48 Declaration of historic shipwrecks

(1) The Minister, by order published in the Gazette, may declare to be a historic shipwreck the remains of any ship situated in State waters or otherwise within the limits of the State, and may do so regardless of the length of time for which it has been so situated.

(2) An order under this section may relate to one or more ships or one or more articles, or to both one or more ships and one or more articles.

(3) An order under this section must identify, in accordance with any requirements imposed by the regulations, the nature and location of the historic shipwreck to which the order relates.

pt 3C, divs 1–3 (ss 47–52): Ins 2001 No 65, Sch 1 [4].