Review of the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976
and consideration of the requirements arising from the UNESCO 2001 Convention for the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage
Sydney Cove(1797) Tasmania.
Source: Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania
A review of the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 and consideration of the requirements arising from the UNESCO 2001 Convention for the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage was undertaken by the Department in 2009. A report on the outcomes of the review is currently being developed.
Submissions in relation to the 2009 Review of the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 and consideration of the requirements arising from the UNESCO 2001 Convention for the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage are available for viewing.
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- About the review
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- Terms of Reference
- Download the Discussion paper
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Shipwreck associations
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology
- Devonport Maritime Museum
- Maritime Archaeology Association of Victoria
- Maritime Archaeological Association of Queensland
- Maritime Archaeological Association of WA
- Norfolk Island Museum
- Southern Ocean Exploration
- The Sydney Project
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