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Fisheries Management Regulations 1992
4ABConvention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources sub‑area 58.5.2
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#### 4AB Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources sub‑area 58.5.2
(1) For subsection 8(1) of the Act, the Act applies in relation to the part of the area of waters described in subregulation (2) that is outside the AFZ, to:
(a) Australian citizens; and
(b) bodies corporate that are incorporated in Australia or carry on activities mainly in Australia; and
(c) Australian boats; and
(d) persons on board Australian boats.
(2) The area of waters is the area bounded by a line:
(a) beginning at latitude 55 south, longitude 60 east; and
(b) running:
(i) from there north along the meridian of longitude 60 east to its intersection with the parallel of 53 14' south; and
(ii) from there generally east south‑easterly along the geodesic to latitude 53 14 07 south, longitude 67 03' 20" east; and
(iii) from there north‑easterly along the geodesic to latitude 52 42' 28" south, longitude 68 05' 31" east; and
(iv) from there north‑easterly along the geodesic to latitude 51 58' 18" south, 69 44' 02" east; and
(v) from there north‑easterly along the geodesic to latitude 51 24' 32" south, longitude 71 12' 29" east; and
(vi) from there north‑easterly along the geodesic to latitude 51 03' 09" south, longitude 72 28' 28" east; and
(vii) from there north‑easterly along the geodesic to latitude 50 54' 23" south, longitude 72 49' 21" east; and
(viii) from there north‑easterly along the geodesic to latitude 49 49' 34" south, longitude 75 36' 08" east; and
(ix) from there north‑easterly along the geodesic to latitude 49 24' 07" south, longitude 76 24' 17" east; and
(x) from there east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 80 east; and
(xi) from there south along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 55 south; and
(xii) from there west along that parallel to the point where the line began.
> Note: To find out where the outer limits of the AFZ are, see the definition of Australian fishing zone in subsection 4(1) of the Act and the Proclamation of Excepted Waters made under section 11 of the Act published in Gazette No. S52 on 14 February 1992.