Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980. Country/Territory Australia Document type Legislation Date 1980 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to extend the legislative powers of the States in and in relation to coastal waters. Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Enforcement/compliance Sovereignty Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act defines legislative powers of the States in relation to coastal water. The Act consists of 7 sections, i.e.: Short title (1); Commencement (2); Interpretation (3); Extent of territorial sea and coastal waters (4); Legislative powers of States (5); International status of Territorial Sea (6); Savings (7). Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.au