Queensland Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1998 - SECT 10

This is how the position of a point, line or area on the Earth's surface must be worked out for this Act—

(a) the position must be worked out by reference to a spheroid that—

(i) has a major (equatorial) radius of 6,378,160 metres; and

(ii) has a flattening of 100/29825; and

(b) the Johnston Geodetic Station in the Northern Territory is taken to be located 571.2 metres above the point on the surface of the spheroid that is at—

(i) 133&#deg;12'30.0771'' east longitude; and

(ii) 25&#deg;56'54.5515'' south latitude.