Seas and Submerged Lands (Limits of Continental Shelf) Proclamation 2012. Country/Territory Australia Document type Miscellaneous Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Continental shelf Sovereignty Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Proclamation the Governor-General, Proclamation made under section 12 of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973, declares the outer limit of the continental shelf of mainland Australia and various islands of Australia. 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