Seas and Submerged Lands (Limits of Continental Shelf) Proclamation 2012
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(1) The following table shows the abbreviation used in this Proclamation for each datum mentioned in the table.
| Item | Abbreviation | Datum |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGD66 | Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 |
| 2 | ITRF2000 | International Terrestrial Reference Frame 2000, as defined by International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service at epoch 1 January 2000 in IERS Technical Note No. 31 |
| 3 | WGS72 | World Geodetic System 1972 |
| 4 | WGS84 | World Geodetic System 1984 |
(2) For this Proclamation, a geographic coordinate is determined by reference to the datum mentioned in Schedules 1 to 5 for the coordinate.
(3) For this Proclamation, the datums mentioned in subsection (4) are taken to be equivalent.
Note See US National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Technical Report—NIMA TR8350.2 Third Edition (including amendments to 23 June 2004)—Department of Defense World Geodetic System 1984—Its Definition and Relationships with Local Geodetic Systems, in particular Chapters 2.2.1 and 7.
(4) The datums are:
(a) WGS84; and
(b) ITRF2000.