❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on income from fines, enforcement costs, and proposed amendments to the Maritime Archaeology Act 1973, revealing no fines collected and a current review of the Act.
AnsweredQoN 3203Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the 2010–2011 State Budget, page 567, item 81, Western Australian Museum, and I ask:
(a) what is the quantum of income and number of fines collected under the
Maritime Archaeology Act 1973
in relation to:
(i) section 8, concerned with stealing or damaging any maritime archaeological site, ship, relic or thing, subject to a maximum fine of just $2000, as set in 1973;
(ii) section 9, dealing with
the plunder, damage or disturbance of maritime archaeological sites, and of the ships, relics or things within a protected zone, still set at just $1,000 as it was in 1973;
(iii) section 17(1), providing a $500 fine for not reporting a found shipwreck or relic; and
(iv) section 17(2), providing a $100 fine for taking and not reporting any relic;
(b) what are the costs in enforcing this Act; and
(c) what amendments are proposed for the
Maritime Archaeology Act 1973
?
(a) what is the quantum of income and number of fines collected under the
Maritime Archaeology Act 1973
in relation to:
(i) section 8, concerned with stealing or damaging any maritime archaeological site, ship, relic or thing, subject to a maximum fine of just $2000, as set in 1973;
(ii) section 9, dealing with
the plunder, damage or disturbance of maritime archaeological sites, and of the ships, relics or things within a protected zone, still set at just $1,000 as it was in 1973;
(iii) section 17(1), providing a $500 fine for not reporting a found shipwreck or relic; and
(iv) section 17(2), providing a $100 fine for taking and not reporting any relic;
(b) what are the costs in enforcing this Act; and
(c) what amendments are proposed for the
Maritime Archaeology Act 1973
?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
2 August 2010
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
47 days
(a) (i) No fines have been collected by the Museum under section 8 of the
MA Act
.
(ii) No fines have been collected under section 9 of the
MA Act.
(iii) No fines have been collected under section 17(1) of the
MA Act
.
(iv) No fines have been collected under section 17(2) of the
MA Act
.
(b) There are no ongoing costs associated with the enforcement of the
MA Act
.
(c) The
MA Act
is currently under review.
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MA Act
.
(ii) No fines have been collected under section 9 of the
MA Act.
(iii) No fines have been collected under section 17(1) of the
MA Act
.
(iv) No fines have been collected under section 17(2) of the
MA Act
.
(b) There are no ongoing costs associated with the enforcement of the
MA Act
.
(c) The
MA Act
is currently under review.
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