Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 161 of 1973 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 11 July 2008
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 73 of 2008
The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared
by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department,
Canberra
Contents
Part I--Preliminary 2
1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 2
2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 2
3............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 2
4............ Extension to Territories ...................................................................... 3
Part II--Sovereignty, sovereign rights and rights of control 4
Division 1--The territorial sea 4
5............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 4
6............ Sovereignty in respect of territorial sea .............................................. 4
7............ Limits of territorial sea [see Note 2] ................................................... 4
8............ Declaration of historic bays and historic waters ................................ 4
9............ Charts of limits of territorial sea ......................................................... 5
10.......... Sovereignty in respect of internal waters ........................................... 5
Division 1A--The exclusive economic zone 6
10A....... Sovereign rights in respect of exclusive economic zone ...................... 6
10B....... Limits of exclusive economic zone ..................................................... 6
10C....... Charts of limits of exclusive economic zone ....................................... 6
Division 2--The continental shelf 7
11.......... Sovereign rights in respect of continental shelf .................................. 7
12.......... Limits of continental shelf .................................................................. 7
13.......... Charts of limits of continental shelf ................................................... 7
Division 2A--The contiguous zone 8
13A....... Rights of control in respect of contiguous zone ................................. 8
13B....... Limits of contiguous zone .................................................................. 8
13C....... Charts of limits of contiguous zone .................................................... 8
Division 3--Savings 9
14.......... Part II does not affect waters etc. within State limits ........................ 9
15.......... Certain property not vested in Commonwealth ................................. 9
16.......... Saving of other laws ............................................................................ 9
Schedule--Parts II, V and VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 11
Notes 41
An Act relating to Sovereignty in respect of certain Waters of the Sea and in respect of the Airspace over, and the Sea‑bed and Subsoil beneath, those Waters and to Sovereign Rights in respect of the Continental Shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone and to certain rights of control in respect of the Contiguous Zone
Notes to the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973
Note 1
The Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 161, 1973 amended as indicated in the tables below.
Table of Acts
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Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
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161, 1973 |
4 Dec 1973 |
4 Dec 1973 |
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79, 1980 |
29 May 1980 |
1 Jan 1982 (see Gazette 1981, No. G51) |
-- |
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20, 1994 |
15 Feb 1994 |
1 Aug 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S289) |
S. 14 |
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|
73, 2008 |
3 July 2008 |
Schedule 4 (items 466-469): 4 July 2008 |
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Table of Amendments
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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Title ..................................... |
am. No. 20, 1994 |
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Preamble ............................ |
am. No. 20, 1994 |
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Part I |
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Ss. 3, 4 ............................... |
am. No. 20, 1994 |
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Part II |
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Heading to Part II ................ |
rs. No. 20, 1994 |
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Division 1 |
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S. 7 ..................................... |
am. No. 20, 1994 |
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Ss. 8, 9................................ |
am. No. 73, 2008 |
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Division 1A |
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Div. 1A of Part II.................. |
ad. No. 20, 1994 |
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Ss. 10A-10C ...................... |
ad. No. 20, 1994 |
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Division 2 |
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S. 12 ................................... |
am. No. 20, 1994 |
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S. 13.................................... |
am. No. 73, 2008 |
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Division 2A |
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Div. 2A of Part II ................. |
ad. No. 20, 1994 |
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Ss. 13A-13C ...................... |
ad. No. 20, 1994 |
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Division 3 |
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S.16 .................................... |
am. No. 79, 1980 |
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Schedules 1, 2 ................... |
rep. No. 20, 1994 |
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Schedule |
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Schedule ............................ |
ad. No. 20, 1994 |
Note 2
Proclamations made under section 7 of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 provide as follows:
The territorial sea of Australia is measured from baselines established by Proclamations under section 7 of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973. These Proclamations are found in Gazette No. S 29, Wednesday, 9 February 1983 and Gazette No. S 57, Tuesday, 31 March 1987.
The outer limit of the territorial sea is 12 nautical miles seaward of that baseline (see Proclamation in Gazette No. S 297, Tuesday 13 November 1990).
The outer limit of the exclusive economic zone is 200 nautical miles seaward of that baseline (see Proclamation in Gazette No. S 290, Friday, 29 July 1994).
The outer limit of the contiguous zone is 24 nautical miles seaward of that baseline (see Proclamation in Gazette No. S 148, Wednesday 14 April 1999).