Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NAVIGATION ACT 2012 (NO. 128, 2012) - SECT 238

             (1)  This section applies to the following:

                     (a)  a historic wreck;

                     (b)  a wreck:

                              (i)  that is a historic shipwreck or historic relic within the meaning of a law of a State or of the Northern Territory that relates to shipwrecks or relics of historic significance; and

                             (ii)  in relation to which the provisions of that law apply.

             (2)  AMSA must not exercise any of the powers referred to in section 229 in relation to the wreck unless, in AMSA's opinion, it is necessary to do so for the purpose of:

                     (a)  saving human life; or

                     (b)  securing the safe navigation of vessels; or

                     (c)  dealing with an emergency involving a serious threat to the environment.