8Offshore areas of the States and Territories

#### 8 Offshore areas of the States and Territories (1) For the purposes of this Act, the table has effect: ```html <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.05pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:343.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Offshore areas</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:144.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">The offshore area of...</span></p></td><td style="width:152.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">is...</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:144.95pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) New South Wales; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) Victoria; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) South Australia; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) Tasmania</span></p></td><td style="width:152.3pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>so much of the scheduled area for that State as comprises waters of the sea that are:</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>(a) beyond the outer limits of the coastal waters of that State; and</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>(b) within the outer limits of the continental shelf.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:144.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Queensland</span></p></td><td style="width:152.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>both of the following areas:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) so much of the scheduled area for Queensland as comprises waters of the sea that are:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) beyond the outer limits of the coastal waters of Queensland; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) within the outer limits of the continental shelf;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the Coral Sea area (as defined by subsection</span><span> </span><span>(2)).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:144.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Western Australia</span></p></td><td style="width:152.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>so much of the scheduled area for Western Australia as comprises waters of the sea that are:</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>(a) beyond the outer limits of the coastal waters of Western Australia; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) within the outer limits of the continental shelf.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:144.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the Northern Territory</span></p></td><td style="width:152.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>both of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) so much of the scheduled area for the Northern Territory as comprises waters of the sea that are:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) beyond the outer limits of the coastal waters of the Northern Territory; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) within the outer limits of the continental shelf;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:144.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands</span></p></td><td style="width:152.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>so much of the scheduled area for that Territory as consists of land and water that is within the outer limits of the continental shelf.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:144.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Norfolk Island</span></p></td><td style="width:152.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>the area whose boundaries are:</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>(a) the coastline at mean low water of Norfolk Island; and</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>(b) the outer limit of the superjacent waters of the continental shelf adjacent to the coast of Norfolk Island.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:144.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands</span></p></td><td style="width:152.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>the area whose boundaries are:</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>(a) the coastlines at mean low water of the islands comprising that Territory; and</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>(b) the outer limit of the superjacent waters of the continental shelf adjacent to the coasts of those islands.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:144.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the Territory of Christmas Island</span></p></td><td style="width:152.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>the area whose boundaries are:</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>(a) the coastline at mean low water of Christmas Island; and</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>(b) the outer limit of the superjacent waters of the continental shelf adjacent to the coast of Christmas Island.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:144.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands</span></p></td><td style="width:152.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>both of the following areas:</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>(a) the area whose boundaries are the coastline at mean low water of the north atoll of that Territory (otherwise called North Keeling Island), and the outer limit of the superjacent waters of the continental shelf adjacent to the coast of that Island;</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:15.9pt; text-indent:-15.9pt"><span>(b) the area whose boundaries are the coastlines at mean low water of the remaining islands of that Territory, and the outer limit of the superjacent waters of the continental shelf adjacent to the coasts of those islands.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` > Note: The offshore area of a State or Territory corresponds to the adjacent area under the repealed Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967. (2) For the purposes of this section, the Coral Sea area is so much of the area to the east of the area described in paragraph (a) of item 2 of the table in subsection (1) as comprises waters of the sea that are within the outer limits of the continental shelf, other than any part of that area that is: (a) to the south of the parallel of Latitude 25°S; or (b) on the landward side of the coastline of any island at mean low water. > Note: For datum, see section 40. Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands—land taken to be beneath the sea etc. (3) This Act has effect in relation to so much of the offshore area of the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands as consists of land as if that land were: (a) beneath the sea; and (b) part of the seabed and subsoil of that offshore area. Areas of the continental shelf over which Australia does not exercise sovereign rights (4) For the purposes of: (a) an item in the table in subsection (1); and (b) subsection (2); the continental shelf does not include any area of seabed and subsoil that, as a result of an agreement in force between Australia and a foreign country, is not an area over which Australia exercises sovereign rights.