Summary
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.