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Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992

No. 173, 1992

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date:   21 October 2016

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 61, 2016

Registered:    15 November 2016

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 21 October 2016 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Act extends to external Territories
5 Extraterritorial application
5A Application of the Criminal Code
6 Effect of this Act on other laws
7 Convictions under foreign laws
Part 2—Provisions relating to the Convention
Division 1—Offences in relation to ships
8 Seizing a ship
9 Acts of violence
10 Destroying or damaging a ship
11 Placing destructive devices on a ship
12 Destroying or damaging navigational facilities
13 Giving false information
14 Causing death
15 Causing grievous bodily harm
16 Causing injury to a person
17 Threatening to endanger a ship
18 Commencement of proceedings
Division 2—Powers of ship's master
19 Arrest of offenders etc.
20 Ship's master may deliver alleged offenders to Convention State
Part 3—Provisions relating to the Protocol
21 Seizing control of a fixed platform
22 Acts of violence
23 Destroying or damaging