- Date
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28 Mar 2018
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment and Energy
- Summary
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Introduced with the Underwater Cultural Heritage Bill 2018 to replace the framework established by the
Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976
, the bill: repeals the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976
; and makes consequential amendments to the Australian Heritage Council Act 2003
, Navigation Act 2012
, Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Act 1981
and Sea Installations Act 1987
. Also includes transitional provisions in relation to: automatically and individually declared sites and articles; notified relics; notices of possession, custody and control of articles; applications for, and issued, permits; and continuation of the Register of Historic Shipwrecks.