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Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1963
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C2016C00970 C11
21 October 2016
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1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Saving of other laws
4 Extension of Act to Territories
5 Act applies only to cables and pipelines beneath the high seas
5A Application of the Criminal Code
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
11 Jurisdiction of courts
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Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
