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Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973
11Sovereign rights in respect of continental shelf
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#### 11 Sovereign rights in respect of continental shelf
It is by this Act declared and enacted that the sovereign rights of Australia as a coastal State in respect of the continental shelf of Australia, for the purpose of exploring it and exploiting its natural resources, are vested in and exercisable by the Crown in right of the Commonwealth.