Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 1992 - REG 4AD

         (1)   For subsection 8 (1) of the Act, the Act applies in relation to the area of waters described in subregulation (2), to:

                (a)    Australian citizens; and

               (b)    bodies corporate that are incorporated in Australia or carry on activities mainly in Australia; and

                (c)    Australian boats; and

               (d)    persons on board Australian boats.

         (2)   The area of waters is the area bounded by a line beginning
at latitude 62 ° south, longitude 30 ° east and running progressively:

                  *     east along the parallel of latitude 62 ° south to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 60 ° east

                  *     north along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 55 ° south

                  *     east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 89 ° east

                  *     south along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 64 ° south

                  *     west along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 80 ° east

                  *     south along that meridian to its intersection with
the baseline by reference to which the territorial limits
of the Australian Antarctic Territory are defined under international law

                  *     generally westerly along that baseline to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 30 ° east

                  *     north along that meridian to the point where the line began.