Crimes at Sea Act 1979. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Commonwealth Document type Legislation Date 1979 (1999) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act relating to offences committed at sea or in foreign ports or harbours, and matters connected therewith. Subject Sea Keyword Territorial sea Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Oceania Abstract Section 7 provides for acts committed by foreign vessels in the Australian Fishing Zone. This section applies, inter alia in relation to: (a) any act that is committed on or from a foreign ship: (i) at a time when the ship is beyond the outer limits of the territorial sea of Australia (but is not within the outer limits of the territorial sea adjacent to an external Territory or the outer limits of the territorial sea of a foreign country) in the course of a voyage to a place in Australia or an Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Repealed by Crimes at Sea Act 2000. Legislation | Australia | 2000 (2014) Keyword: Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX