If you are on a New Zealand warship or another ship owned by the New Zealand government, and it helps with salvage operations, the Crown can claim salvage. The Crown has the same rights as anyone else who helps with salvage. You should know that the Crown's rights are the same as any other salvor when it comes to claiming salvage for those operations.
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Where salvage operations are rendered by any New Zealand warship, or any other New Zealand State-owned ship, the Crown shall be entitled to claim salvage in respect of those operations to the same extent as any other salvor, and shall have the same rights as any other salvor.
