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Heritage Act 2017
83Right to claim compensation for loss on vesting of registered shipwreck or registered shipwreck artefact in the Crown
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83 Right to claim compensation for loss on vesting of registered shipwreck or registered shipwreck artefact in the Crown
(1) A person who would, but for the publication of a notice under section 82, have been entitled to ownership of a registered shipwreck or registered shipwreck artefact, or to any interest in a registered shipwreck or registered shipwreck artefact, may claim compensation for their loss by action against the Crown in the Supreme Court within 6 months after the date of publication of the notice.
(2) On a claim under subsection (1), the Supreme Court may award such compensation against the Crown as it considers just in the circumstances.