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Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
150XCertain points etc. specified in an International Sea‑bed Agreement to be ascertained by other means
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#### 150X Certain points etc. specified in an International Sea‑bed Agreement to be ascertained by other means
(1) In this section:
> International Sea‑bed Agreement means:
(a) the Agreement between Australia and Indonesia establishing certain sea‑bed boundaries signed at Canberra on 18th May, 1971; or
(b) the Agreement between Australia and Indonesia establishing certain sea‑bed boundaries in the area of the Timor and Arafura Seas supplementary to the Agreement referred to in paragraph (a) and signed at Jakarta on 9 October, 1972; or
(c) the Agreement between Australia and Indonesia concerning certain boundaries between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia signed at Jakarta on 12 February, 1973; or
(d) the Treaty between Australia and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea concerning sovereignty and maritime boundaries in the area between the 2 countries, including the area known as the Torres Strait, and related matters that was signed at Sydney on 18 December 1978.
(2) If, for the purposes of this Act or the regulations, or for the purposes of an instrument under this Act or the regulations, it is necessary to determine the position on the surface of the Earth of a point or line specified in an International Sea‑bed Agreement, or of a point on, or part of, such a line, that position must be determined in accordance with that Agreement or, if that Agreement is varied, in accordance with that Agreement as varied for the time being.