Coastal Waters (State Title) Act 1980. Country/Territory Australia Document type Legislation Date 1980 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to vest in each of the States proprietary rights and title in respect of certain land beneath the coastal waters adjacent to the State and within the sovereignty of the Commonwealth. Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Continental shelf Sovereignty Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act vests rights and title in the seabed beneath the coastal waters of the State as described in subsection 4(1) in each of the States subject to restrictions set out in comma (2) of that subsection. Nothing in this Act affects the status of the territorial sea of Australia under international law or the rights and duties of the Commonwealth in relation to ensuring the observance of international law (sect. 6). (7 sections) Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au