Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00302:reg:12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00302
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 12
Character Range: 11226–12015

12  Low‑water line of island
 (1) If straight lines mentioned in paragraph 7(d), 7(e), 8(d) or 9(d) join different points on the low‑water line of the same island, the baseline from which the breadth of the part of the territorial sea adjacent to that island, or the group of islands in which that island is included, between those points is to be measured is the line that would be the baseline if the seaward part of the coast of the island between those points were part of the coast of the mainland of the State or Territory within which the island is located.
 (2) For subsection (1), the seaward part of the coast of an island between 2 points is the part of the coast of the island between those points that includes the most seaward part of the island.
Note: See also section 13.