Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS ACT 1976 - SECT 29

                   In any proceeding for an offence against this Act, a certificate by the Minister stating that a place specified in the certificate is a place:

                     (a)  in Australian waters;

                     (b)  in Australian waters or waters above the continental shelf of Australia;

                   (ba)  in State waters; or

                     (c)  in a specified protected zone;

is prima facie evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.