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FISHERIES REGULATIONS 1992
103Area of fishery
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103 Area of fishery
(1) The Demersal Fishery area is the area extending seaward from an
imaginary line that is 15 nautical miles from the low water mark and
that follows the coastline to the outer boundary of the Australian
fishing zone, insofar as the waters are relevant waters, but
excluding the Timor Reef Fishery area.
(2) Within the Demersal Fishery area there are two zones, Zones A
and B (the trawl zones), in which finfish trawl gear can be used.
(3) Zone A is the area bounded by a line:
(a) commencing at the intersection by the parallel of latitude
11° 00' south and the meridian of longitude 133° 16' east; and
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(b) from there south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of
latitude 11° 25' south, longitude 134° 15' east; and
(c) from there easterly along the parallel of latitude 11° 25' south
to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 135° 35' east;
and
(d) from there north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of
latitude 11° 05' south, longitude 136° 10' east; and
(e) from there north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of
latitude 10° 30' south, longitude 136° 40' east; and
(f) from there south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of
latitude 11° 00' south, longitude 137° 05' east; and
(g) from there south along the meridian of longitude 137° 05' east
to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 11° 47' south; and
(h) from there north-easterly along the geodesic between that
point and the point of latitude 11°10' south, longitude 141°00'
east, to the intersection of that geodesic by the meridian of
longitude 137°30' east; and
(i) from there south along that meridian to its intersection by the
parallel of latitude 15°00' south; and
(j) from there east along that parallel to its intersection by the
boundary between the Territory and Queensland as specified
in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 (Cth) as in
force immediately before its repeal; and
(k) from there north along that boundary to its intersection by the
outer boundary of the Australian fishing zone; and
(l) from there generally westerly along that outer boundary to its
intersection by the meridian of longitude 133°16' east; and
(m) from there south along that meridian to the point of
commencement.
(4) Zone B is the area bounded by a line:
(a) commencing at the intersection by the parallel of
latitude 13°00' south and the meridian of longitude 128°45'
east; and
(b) from there easterly along the geodesic to the point of
latitude 13°00' south, longitude 129°20' east; and
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(c) from there northerly along the geodesic to the point of
latitude 12°30' south, longitude 129°20' east; and
(d) from there westerly along the geodesic to the point of
latitude 12°30' south, longitude 129°10' east; and
(e) from there northerly along the geodesic to the point of
latitude 11°45' south, longitude 129°10' east; and
(f) from there westerly along the geodesic to the point of
latitude 11°45' south, longitude 128°06' east; and
(g) from there southerly along the geodesic to the intersection by
the boundary between the Territory and Western Australia as
specified in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 (Cth)
as in force immediately before its repeal; and
(h) from there generally south-easterly along that boundary
between the Territory and Western Australia as specified in
the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 (Cth) as in force
immediately before its repeal; and to its intersection by the
parallel of latitude 12°30' south; and
(i) from there generally south-easterly along the geodesic to the
point of commencement.
relevant waters means waters relevant to the Territory within the
meaning of clause 2 of the arrangement made under Part 5 of the
Commonwealth Act between the Commonwealth and the Territory
in relation to the Demersal and Timor Reef Fishery on
Timor Reef Fishery area means the area specified in
regulation 141C.