What is the Historic Shipwrecks Program in Australia?

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   The Australian Government, through the Historic Shipwrecks Program implements the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976. It is administered by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts with its State and Territory partners. The Department provides annual funding to State and Territory agencies to help protect shipwrecks and their relics and to promote better understanding of their stories.
   The aims of the Australian Historic Shipwrecks program are to:
   • Conserve and protect historic shipwreck sites and associated material as a cultural resource of the nation
   • Develop a comprehensive register of historic shipwrecks and associated material
   • Obtain the support of an informed public for historic shipwrecks as a cultural resource
   • Promote the commitment by government authorities to the protection and preservation of historic shipwrecks and associated material.

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