▁a ▁war ▁grave . ▁The ▁w reck ▁was ▁gaz ett ed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁as ▁a ▁her itage ▁site . ▁A ▁ ▁ex clusion ▁zone ▁was ▁established ▁around ▁the ▁w reck ▁site , ▁and ▁any ▁vessel ▁entering ▁the ▁zone ▁is ▁li able ▁to ▁a ▁fine ▁under ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁law ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁A $ 1 . 1   mill ion , ▁with ▁additional ▁fin es ▁and ▁conf is cation ▁of ▁equipment ▁under ▁Commonwealth ▁law . ▁Sh ore - ▁and ▁bu oy - mount ed ▁surve ill ance ▁cam eras ▁and ▁a ▁son ar ▁listening ▁device ▁further ▁protect ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁during ▁J MS DF ▁Admir al ▁E iji ▁Y osh ik awa ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁Australia , ▁Y osh ik awa ▁and ▁R AN ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁Russ ▁Sh ald ers ▁pres ided ▁over ▁a ▁ceremony ▁held ▁ab o ard ▁ ▁to ▁honour ▁M - 2 4 s ▁crew . ▁Rel atives ▁of ▁the ▁m idget ▁sub mar ines ' ▁cre ws , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁from ▁K ut tab ul , ▁and ▁dign itar ies ▁and ▁military ▁personnel ▁from ▁Australia ▁and ▁Japan ▁attended ▁another ▁ceremony ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁H MA S ▁K ut tab ul . ▁ ▁then ▁carried ▁relatives ▁of ▁M - 2 4 s ▁crew ▁to ▁the ▁w reck ▁site , ▁where ▁they ▁pou red ▁sake ▁into ▁the ▁sea ▁before ▁being