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Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973
8Declaration of historic bays and historic waters
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#### 8 Declaration of historic bays and historic waters
Where the Governor‑General is satisfied:
(a) that a bay is an historic bay, he or she may, by Proclamation, declare that bay to be an historic bay and shall, by the same or another Proclamation, define the sea‑ward limits of that bay; or
(b) that waters are historic waters, he or she may, by Proclamation, declare those waters to be historic waters and shall, by the same or another Proclamation, define the limits of those waters.