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Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992
No. 173, 1992
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C2016C01083 C04
21 October 2016
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Act extends to external Territories
5 Extraterritorial application
5A Application of the Criminal Code
6 Effect of this Act on other laws
7 Convictions under foreign laws
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Part 2—Provisions relating to the Convention
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Division 1—Offences in relation to ships
8 Seizing a ship
9 Acts of violence
10 Destroying or damaging a ship
11 Placing destructive devices on a ship
12 Destroying or damaging navigational facilities
13 Giving false information
14 Causing death
15 Causing grievous bodily harm
16 Causing injury to a person
17 Threatening to endanger a ship
18 Commencement of proceedings
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Division 2—Powers of ship’s master
19 Arrest of offenders etc.
20 Ship’s master may deliver alleged offenders to Convention State
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Part 3—Provisions relating to the Protocol
21 Seizing control of a fixed platform
22 Acts of violence
23 Destroying or damaging a fixed platform
24 Placing destructive devices on a fixed platform
25 Causing death
26 Causing grievous bodily harm
27 Causing injury to a person
28 Threatening to endanger a fixed platform
29 Commencement of proceedings
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Part 4—Miscellaneous
30 Written consent of Attorney-General required
31 No prosecution except on indictment
32 Evidence of certain matters
33 Section 38 of the Judiciary Act
Schedule 1—Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation
Schedule 2—Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
