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Proclamation of 9 November 1990, pursuant to section 7 of the Seas and Submerged lands Act 1973

Country/Territory
Australia
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
1990
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

With this Proclamation the Governor-General declares the outer limit of the territorial sea of Australia, other than the parts of the territorial sea referred to in the Schedule to this Proclamation, to be twelve nautical miles measured from the baseline established under international law or as otherwise declared by Proclamation under section 7 of the Seas and Submerged lands Act 1973 from time to time.

Full text
English
Website
www.un.org

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