150XCDesignated coastal waters

#### 150XC Designated coastal waters (1) For the purposes of this Part, designated coastal waters, in relation to a State or the Northern Territory, means: (a) so much of the area described in Schedule 2 under the heading that refers to that State or Territory as comprises the first 3 nautical miles seaward of the baseline of Australia’s territorial sea adjacent to that State or Territory (including the first 3 nautical miles of the territorial sea adjacent to any island forming part of that State or Territory); and (b) subject to subsection (2), any area that: (i) is within the area described in Schedule 2 under the heading that refers to that State or Territory; and (ii) is seaward of the coastline of that State or Territory at mean low water and landward of the inner limit of Australia’s territorial sea; and (iii) was, immediately before the commencement of the relevant State or Territory PSLA, the subject of an exploration permit for petroleum subsisting under this Act. (2) For the purposes of this Part, if (whether before or after the commencement of this subsection) an area that is within the designated coastal waters of a State or Territory because it is described in subparagraphs (1)(b)(i), (ii) and (iii) became or becomes an area that is: (a) not the subject of a permit under the relevant State or Territory PSLA; and (b) not the subject of a lease under the relevant State or Territory PSLA; and (c) not the subject of a licence under the relevant State or Territory PSLA; and (d) not the subject of an application for a lease or licence under the relevant State or Territory PSLA; the area is taken to have ceased to be part of the designated coastal waters of that State or Territory.