Maritime Powers Regulations 2023
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8 International agreements
For the purposes of subparagraph 12(b)(i) of the Act, the following international agreements are prescribed: (a) the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, done at New York on 4 December 1995;
Note: The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 2001 No. 8 ([2001] ATS 8) and could in 2023 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
(b) the Agreement on Cooperative Enforcement of Fisheries Laws between the Government of Australia and the Government of the French Republic in the Maritime Areas Adjacent to the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Heard Island and the McDonald Islands, done at Paris on 8 January 2007;
Note: The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 2011 No. 1 ([2011] ATS 1) and could in 2023 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
(c) the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, done at Rome on 22 November 2009;
Note: The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 2016 No. 21 ([2016] ATS 21) and could in 2023 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
(d) the Treaty between Australia and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea concerning Sovereignty and Maritime Boundaries in the area between the two Countries, including the area known as Torres Strait, and Related Matters, done at Sydney on 18 December 1978;
Note: The Treaty is in Australian Treaty Series 1985 No. 4 ([1985] ATS 4) and could in 2023 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
(e) the Treaty between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor‑Leste Establishing Their Maritime Boundaries in the Timor Sea, done at New York on 6 March 2018;
Note: The Treaty is in Australian Treaty Series 2019 No. 16 ([2019] ATS 16) and could in 2023 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
(f) the Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the French Republic on cooperation in the maritime areas adjacent to the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF), Heard Island and the McDonald Islands, done at Canberra on 24 November 2003;