Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981
150FUse of previous datum
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150F Use of previous datum (1) This section applies subject to section 150G. (2) For the purposes of this Act, the position on the surface of the Earth of: (a) a permit area the subject of a permit in force immediately (b) a lease area the subject of a lease in force immediately before (c) a licence area the subject of a licence in force immediately (d) an area the subject of a special prospecting authority in force immediately before the changeover time; (e) an area the subject of an access authority in force immediately (f) the route of a pipeline authorised by a pipeline licence in force immediately before the changeover time; or (g) a point, line, block or area set out in any other instrument in force under this Act immediately before the changeover time, is to be described by reference to the previous datum.