Crimes at Sea Act 2000. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Western Australia Document type Legislation Date 2000 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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