2Interpretation

2 Interpretation

(1)  In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires –

adjacent area of Tasmania means the adjacent area of Tasmania ascertained in accordance with section 5A of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 of the Commonwealth;

coastal waters means, in relation to Tasmania –

(a) the part or parts of the territorial sea of Australia that is or are within the adjacent area in respect of Tasmania other than any part referred to in section 4 (2) of the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth; and

(b) any sea that is on the landward side of any part of the territorial sea and is within the adjacent area in respect of Tasmania but is not within the limits of Tasmania;

law of Tasmania means any present or future law in force in Tasmania, whether written or unwritten and as in force from time to time, and includes any instrument made and in force under any such law, but does not include any law of the Commonwealth.

(2)  A reference in this Act to the coastal waters of Tasmania includes a reference to the sea-bed and subsoil beneath, and the airspace above, those waters.