Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Datum) Regulations 2002 (SR 198 of 2002). Country/Territory Australia Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Mining Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract For subsection 150N (1) of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967, for the purposes of describing, in a title or other instrument under the Act, the position on the surface of the Earth of a point, line or area: (a) the current datum is the Geocentric Datum of Australia; and (b) the current datum replaces the previous datum. For subsection 150R (1) of the Act, the Designated Authority may issue an instrument varying a permit in force immediately before the changeover time for the sole purpose of relabelling the permit area using geographic co ordinates based on the current datum. Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Implements Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967. Legislation | Australia | 1967 (2008) Keyword: Oil, Maritime zone, Exploration, Mining, Transport/storage, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Protected area, Royalties/fees, Institution, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Coastal zone management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2011. Legislation | Australia | 2011 (2017) Keyword: Ozone layer, Mining, Oil, Transport/storage, Data collection/reporting, Natural gas, Exploration, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX