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zone of Australia is a reference to that zone so far as it extends from time to time.";

  (e) by inserting after subsection (4) the following subsection:

    "(4A) If a Proclamation is in force under section 10B, the exclusive economic zone of Australia is taken, for all purposes of this Act, to extend to the limits declared by that Proclamation.";

  (f) by inserting after subsection (5) the following subsection:

    "(5A) If a Proclamation is in force under section 13B, the contiguous zone of Australia is taken, for all purposes of this Act, to extend to the limits declared by that Proclamation.".

Extension to Territories

7. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting all the words after "Territories".

Heading to Part II

8. The heading to Part II of the Principal Act is omitted and the following heading is substituted:

"PART II—SOVEREIGNTY, SOVEREIGN RIGHTS AND RIGHTS OF CONTROL".

Limits of territorial sea

9. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "Section II of Part I of the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone" and substituting "Section 2 of Part II of the Convention".

Insertion of new Division

10. After Division 1 of Part II of the Principal Act the following Division is inserted:

"Division 1A—The Exclusive Economic Zone

Sovereign rights in respect of exclusive economic zone

"10A. It is declared and enacted that the rights and jurisdiction of Australia in its exclusive economic zone are vested in and exercisable by the Crown in right of the Commonwealth.

Limits of exclusive economic zone

"10B. The Governor-General may, from time to time, by Proclamation declare, not inconsistently with:

  (a) Article 55 or 57 of the Convention; or

  (b) any relevant international agreement to which Australia is a party;

the limits of the whole or of any part of the exclusive economic zone of Australia.

Charts of limits of exclusive economic zone

"10C.(1) The Minister may cause to be prepared such charts as he or she thinks fit showing any matter relating to the limits of the exclusive economic zone of Australia.

"(2) The mere production of a copy of a paper purporting to be certified by the Minister to be a true copy of such a chart is prima facie evidence of any matter shown on the chart relating to the limits of the exclusive economic zone of Australia.".

Limits of continental shelf

11. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "the Convention on the Continental Shelf" and substituting "Article 76 of the Convention".

Insertion of new Division

12. After Division 2 of Part II of the Principal Act the following Division is inserted:

"Division 2A—The Contiguous Zone

Rights of control