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Crimes at Sea Act 2000.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Western Australia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000 (2010)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to give effect to a cooperative scheme for dealing with crimes at sea, to repeal the Crimes (Offences at Sea) Act 1979, to amend the Off-shore (Application of Laws) Act 1982, and for other purposes.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The purposes of this Act are: (a) to give legal force to a legislative and administrative scheme (the "cooperative scheme") for applying and enforcing criminal law in the areas adjacent to the coast of Australia and to provide for consequential vesting of judicial and other powers.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.wa.gov.au