Fisheries Management Regulations 2019
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6 Geographic coordinates
(1) Except as otherwise indicated, geographic coordinates in this instrument are expressed in terms of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (commonly known as GDA94).
Note: The Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 was published in Gazette No. GN35 of 6 September 1995.
(2) In this instrument, a reference to WGS84 is a reference to the World Geodetic System 1984. (3) In this instrument, GDA94 and WGS84 are taken to be equivalent.
Note: See US National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Technical Report—NIMA TR8350.2 Third Edition (including amendments to 23 June 2004)—Department of Defense World Geodetic System 1984—Its Definition and Relationships with Local Geodetic Systems, in particular Chapters 2.2.1 and 7.