12Meaning of coastal waters of a State or the Northern Territory

12 Meaning of coastal waters of a State or the Northern Territory

The coastal waters of a State or the Northern Territory are: (a) the part or parts of the territorial sea that are: (i) within 3 nautical miles of the baseline of the territorial sea; and (ii) adjacent to the State or the Northern Territory; and (b) the waters of the sea that are: (i) on the landward side of the baseline of the territorial sea; and (ii) adjacent to the State or the Northern Territory and not within the limits of the State or the Northern Territory; and (c) the seabed and subsoil beneath any such sea.