47   Definitions

(1)  In this Part:

excavation permit means an excavation permit referred to in section 139.

historic shipwreck means the remains of any ship (including any articles associated with the ship):

(a)  that have been situated in State waters, or otherwise within the limits of the State, for 75 years or more, or

(b)  that are the subject of a historic shipwrecks protection order.

historic shipwrecks permit means a historic shipwrecks permit referred to in section 51.

historic shipwrecks protection order means an order referred to in section 48 (1).

Register of Shipwrecks means the Register referred to in section 49.

ship includes any navigable vessel.

State waters means:

(a)  the coastal waters of the State (within the meaning of Part 10 of the Interpretation Act 1987), or

(b)  any other waters within the limits of the State.

(2)  In this Part, a reference to an article being associated with a ship includes a reference to:

(a)  any article that appears to have formed part of the ship, and

(b)  any article that appears to have been installed on, or carried in, the ship, and

(c)  any article that appears to have been constructed or used by a person associated with the ship.

(3)  In this Part, a reference to any remains of a ship, or any article associated with a ship, being situated in State waters includes a reference to any such remains or article:

(a)  being situated in, or forming part of, the land beneath those waters, or

(b)  being situated in, or forming part of, a reef in those waters.