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Heritage Act 2017
6Specification of period of years for determining a historic shipwreck or historic shipwreck artefact
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6 Specification of period of years for determining a historic shipwreck or historic shipwreck artefact
(1) The Governor in Council, by proclamation published in the Government Gazette, may specify a period of years for the purpose of section 4(1)(b) or 5(1)(b).
(2) A period of years specified under subsection (1) cannot be—
(a) less than 10 years; or
(b) 75 years or more.