| 词条 | Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 |
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|short_title = Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 |legislature = Parliament of Australia |image = Coat of Arms of Australia.svg |imagesize = 180px |imagealt = |caption = |long_title = An Act relating to the Protection of Certain Shipwrecks and Relics of Historic Significance |citation = Act No. 190 of 1976 |territorial_extent = Australia (including the external Territories) and the territorial sea of Australia and waters of the sea (not being State waters) on the landward side of the territorial sea of Australia. |enacted_by = Parliament of Australia |date_enacted = 15 Dec 1976 |date_passed = |enacted_by2 = |date_enacted2 = |date_passed2 = |date_assented = |royal_assent = |date_signed = |date_commenced = |date_of_expiry = |date_repealed = |administered_by = |bill = |bill_citation = |bill_date = |introduced_by = |1st_reading = |2nd_reading = |3rd_reading = |conf_committee_passed = |bill2 = |bill_citation2 = |bill_date2 = |introduced_by2 = |1st_reading2 = |2nd_reading2 = |3rd_reading2 = |conf_committee_passed2 = |date_conf_committee = |white_paper = |committee_report = |amendments = |repeals = |related_legislation = |summary = |keywords = |status = in force }} The Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 is an Australian Act of Parliament designed to legally protect historic shipwrecks and any relics or artifacts from those wrecks.[1] The Act automatically affects all shipwrecks that meet the 'historic' criteria (generally defined as vessels more than 75 years old, although newer ships with historic value may be placed under the Act) and are in Australian Commonwealth waters (between the low-tide mark and the edge of the continental shelf): complementary state and territory legislation protects shipwrecks in state and territory waters including rivers and bays.[1] Of the estimated 8,000 shipwrecks in Australian waters, more than 6,500 are protected under this legislation.[2] Most shipwrecks under the act can be accessed by the public, although no items may be removed from the wreck site without permission, and divers must take care not to damage or disturb the wreck.[1] Any items removed from a protected wreck (including those removed before the Act came into effect) must be listed on a database maintained by the Federal department responsible for maintaining and preserving Australia's cultural heritage (the Department of the Environment and Energy).[1] As of 2011, over 500,000 artifacts and relics are listed and recognised.[2] Anyone disturbing a protected shipwreck can be fined up to A$10,000, or imprisoned for a maximum of five years.[3] Historic shipwreck protected zonesShipwrecks can be placed within an exclusion zone with a radius up to {{convert|800|m|ft}} where there can be no activities in or through this zone without formal permission.[1][2] The following historic shipwrecks lie within protected or no-entry zones declared under the Act:[4] {{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
Complementary legislationThe following legislation complements the Act within waters under the direct control of the States and the Northern Territory:[6]
See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/shipwrecks/legislation/index.html |title=Historic shipwrecks laws |date=5 June 2009 |publisher=Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |accessdate=7 June 2010}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web |title=Historic shipwrecks around Australia |url=http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/historic-shipwrecks-around-australia.htm |last=Smith |first=Aaron |date=17 March 2011 |accessdate=18 March 2011 |publisher=Australian Geographic}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Mearns |first=David |authorlink=David Mearns |title=The Search for the Sydney |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |location=Pymble, NSW |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-7322-8889-1 |oclc=301679923 |page=169}} 4. ^'Historic shipwreck protected zones,' http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/shipwrecks/protected-zones.html, retrieved 14/08/2012. 5. ^{{cite web|title=Japanese ‘mother-shipwreck’ protected for future generations|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/archive/butler/2013/mr20130728.html|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|accessdate=24 October 2013|date=28 July 2013}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Resources: Legislation to protect wrecks and artefacts|url=http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm/error_msg/%257B/webdata/webdata/site/page.cfm?u=1532|publisher=Australian National Maritime Museum|accessdate=17 March 2013}} External links
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