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Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973

No. 161, 1973

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date:   30 August 2019

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 57, 2019

Registered:    11 September 2019

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 30 August 2019 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Extension to Territories
Part II—Sovereignty, sovereign rights and rights of control
Division 1—The territorial sea
5 Interpretation
6 Sovereignty in respect of territorial sea
7 Limits of territorial sea
8 Declaration of historic bays and historic waters
9 Charts of limits of territorial sea
10 Sovereignty in respect of internal waters
Division 1A—The exclusive economic zone
10A Sovereign rights in respect of exclusive economic zone
10B Limits of exclusive economic zone
10C Charts of limits of exclusive economic zone
Division 2—The continental shelf
11 Sovereign rights in respect of continental shelf
12 Limits of continental shelf
13 Charts of limits of continental shelf
Division 2AA—Greater Sunrise special regime area
13AA Joint exercise of rights in Greater Sunrise special regime area
13AB Operation of Commonwealth law in relation to Greater Sunrise special regime area
13AC Cessation of effect