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Biosecurity Act 2015
261Foreign vessels and the Australian Antarctic Territory
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261 Foreign vessels and the Australian Antarctic Territory
(1) For the purposes of this Chapter, a foreign vessel that is within the outer limits of the territorial sea of the Australian Antarctic Territory is taken not to be in Australian seas.
(2) In addition, a foreign vessel:
(a) whose Administration is a party to the Ballast Water Convention; and
(b) that is within the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone adjacent to the coast of the Australian Antarctic Territory;
is also taken not to be in Australian seas.