4Simplified outline of this Act

4  Simplified outline of this Act

This Act establishes a framework for giving effect to some of Australia’s obligations under the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (called the BBNJ Agreement).

The objective of the BBNJ Agreement is to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of the marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. An area beyond national jurisdiction is an area that is outside the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of all countries, including Australia.