If you are helping a New Zealand warship or a State-owned ship, you can make a salvage claim. The Crown Proceedings Act 1950 has some rules that apply to these claims. You can make a claim in the same way as if the ship belonged to a private person, as stated in the Crown Proceedings Act 1950 https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM261466
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Subject to the provisions of the Crown Proceedings Act 1950, the provisions of this Part shall apply to salvage operations which assist any New Zealand warship, or any other New Zealand State-owned ship or other property, in the same manner as if the ship or property belonged to a private person.
