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Proclamation (in virtue of section 10B of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 and section 4 of the Interpretation Act 1901).

Country/Territory
Australia
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Maritime zone Sovereignty
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

A Proclamation creating an Australian Exclusive Economic Zone extending seaward up to 200 nautical miles in conformity with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982. A schedule fixes the lines constituting the outer limits of the EEZ.

Full text
English
Website
www.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Implements

Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973.

Legislation | Australia | 1973 (2019)

Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Legislation | Australia | 1901 (2009)

Keyword: Agricultural development, Institution, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX