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Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976
3AWrecks etc. partly in Australian waters and partly in State waters
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#### 3A Wrecks etc. partly in Australian waters and partly in State waters
(1) Where:
(a) part of a ship is situated in, or has been removed from, Australian waters;
(b) another part of that ship is situated in, or has been removed from, waters of the sea that are within the limits of a State; and
(c) a Minister of the Crown of the State has informed the Minister, in writing, that the Government of the State has no objection to the making of a declaration under this section in respect of the part referred to in paragraph (b);
the Minister may declare, in writing, that the part referred to in paragraph (b) shall, for the purposes of this Act (other than this section and sections 7 and 13) be deemed to be a part that is situated in, or has been removed from, Australian waters, as the case requires, and, where such a declaration is made, that declaration has effect accordingly.