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Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018

No. 85, 2018

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (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 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 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 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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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—Introduction
Division 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of this Act
4 Simplified outline of this Act
5 Extension to external Territories
6 This Act binds the Crown
7 Extraterritorial operation of this Act
8 Geographical application of offences
Division 2—Definitions
9 Definitions
10 Meaning of associated with
11 Meaning of Australian waters
12 Meaning of coastal waters of a State or the Northern Territory
13 Meaning of Commonwealth waters
14 Meaning of Dutch shipwreck
15 Meaning of underwater cultural heritage
Part 2—Protected underwater cultural heritage
Division 1—Underwater cultural heritage
16 Underwater cultural heritage that is automatically protected
17 Underwater cultural heritage that may be declared to be protected
18 Underwater cultural heritage outside Australian waters that may be declared to be protected
19 Underwater cultural heritage that may be provisionally declared to be protected
Division 2—Protected zones