3Definitions

3 Definitions

  In this Proclamation:

Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Fisheries Jurisdiction Line means the line described in annex 8 of the Torres Strait Treaty.

Maritime boundary (French Republic) Agreement means the Agreement on Maritime Delimitation between the Government of Australia and the Government of the French Republic, done at Melbourne on 4 January 1982.

Maritime boundary (New Zealand) Treaty means the Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand Establishing Certain Exclusive Economic Zone Boundaries and Continental Shelf Boundaries, done at Adelaide on 25 July 2004.

Maritime boundary (Solomon Islands) Agreement means the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Solomon Islands establishing Certain Sea and Seabed Boundaries, done at Honiara on 13 September 1988.

Norfolk Island has the same meaning as Territory in subsection 4 (1) of the Norfolk Island Act 1979.

Protected Zone means the zone established under article 10 of the Torres Strait Treaty.

Note   The Protected Zone is bounded by the line described in annex 9 of the Torres Strait Treaty.

regulations means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000.

scheduled area has the same meaning as in section 7 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.

State waters has the same meaning as coastal waters of the State in subsection 3 (1) of the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980.

territorial sea baseline means the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured under section 7 of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973.

Territory waters has the same meaning as coastal waters of the Territory in subsection 3 (1) of the Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Powers) Act 1980.

Torres Strait Treaty means the Treaty between Australia and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea concerning Sovereignty and Maritime Boundaries in the area between the two Countries, including the area known as Torres Strait, and Related Matters, done at Sydney on 18 December 1978.

Note 1   A number of terms used in this Proclamation are defined in the Act, including:

 Commonwealth reserve

 continental shelf

 exclusive economic zone

 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

 IUCN category

 territorial sea.

Note 2   A copy of an Agreement or Treaty mentioned in this section is available at www.dfat.gov.au/treaties.