Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 - Proclamation under section 10B (26/07/1994)
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3. Torres Strait:
The line: (a) commencing at the point of Latitude 10°50´00˝S, Longitude 139°12´00˝E; (b) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 11°09´00˝S, Longitude 139°23´00˝E; (c) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 10°59´00˝S, Longitude 140°00´00˝E; (d) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°46´00˝S, Longitude 142°00´00˝E; (e) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°45´24˝S, Longitude 142°03´30˝E; (f) then north along the meridian of Longitude 142°03´30˝E to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 09°15´43˝S; (g) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°12´50˝S, Longitude 142°06´25˝E; (h) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°11´51˝S, Longitude 142°08´33˝E; (i) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°11´58˝S, Longitude 142°10´18˝E; (j) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°11´22˝S, Longitude 142°12´54˝E; (k) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°11´34˝S, Longitude 142°14´08˝E; (l) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°13´53˝S, Longitude 142°16´26˝E; (m) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°16´04˝S, Longitude 142°20´41˝E; (n) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°22´04˝S, Longitude 142°29´41˝E; (o) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°21´48˝S, Longitude 142°31´29˝E; (p) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°22´33˝S, Longitude 142°33´28˝E; (q) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°21´25˝S, Longitude 142°35´29˝E; (r) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°20´21˝S, Longitude 142°41´43˝E; (s) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°20´16˝S, Longitude 142°43´53˝E; (t) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°19´26˝S, Longitude 142°48´18˝E where it joins the outer limit of the 3 international nautical mile territorial sea of Saibai Island; (u) then along that outer limit so as to pass to the east of Saibai Island to the point of Latitude 09°23´40˝S, Longitude 142°51´00˝E; (v) then south along the meridian of Longitude 142°51´00˝E to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 09°40´30˝S; (w) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°40´00˝S, Longitude 143°00´00˝E; (x) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°33´00˝S, Longitude 143°05´00˝E; (y) then east along the parallel of Latitude 09°33´00˝S to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 143°20´00˝E; (z) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°24´00˝S, Longitude 143°30´00˝E; (za) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°22´00˝S, Longitude 143°48´00˝E; (zb) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°30´00˝S, Longitude 144°15´00˝E; (zc) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 09°51´00˝S, Longitude 144°44´00˝E; (zd) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12°20´00˝S, Longitude 146°30´00˝E; (ze) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 12°38´30˝S, Longitude 147°08´30˝E; (zf) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 13°10´30˝S, Longitude 148°05´00˝E; (zg) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 14°38´00˝S, Longitude 152°07´00˝E; (zh) then south‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 14°45´00˝S, Longitude 154°15´00˝E; and (zi) then north‑easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 14°05´00˝S, Longitude 156°37´00˝E.