Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Commonwealth Marine Reserves) Proclamation 2013
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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.
Note: The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 1983 No. 3 ([1983] ATS 3) and could in 2013 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
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.
Note: The Treaty is in Australian Treaty Series 2006 No. 4 ([2006] ATS 4) and could in 2013 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
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.
Note: The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 1989 No. 12 ([1989] ATS 12) and could in 2013 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
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.