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Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1963
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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
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C2004C07142
31 December 1973
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30 September 2001
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1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Saving of other laws
4 Extension of Act to Territories
5 Act applies only to cables and pipelines beneath the high seas
6 Act binds Crown
7 Persons not to break or injure submarine cables or pipelines
8 Liability for breaking or injuring a cable or pipeline
9 Indemnity for loss of anchor etc
10 Punishment of offences
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11 Jurisdiction of courts
Notes to the STYLEREF ShortT \* MERGEFORMAT Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1963
