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Proclamation under Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973
made under section 10B of the

Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973

Compilation No. 3

Compilation date:   22 October 2019

Includes amendments up to: F2019L01350

Registered:    28 October 2019

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Proclamation under Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 22 October 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

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Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973

PROCLAMATION

  I, WILLIAM GEORGE HAYDEN, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under section 10B of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 and section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, declare that, commencing on 1 August 1994:
 (a) subject to paragraph (b), the outer limits of Australia's exclusive economic zone comprise:
 (i) the lines that are 200 international nautical miles seaward of the baselines determined by Proclamation under section 7 of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 for areas of Australia other than its external Territories; and
 (ii) in relation to the external Territories, the lines that are 200 international nautical miles seaward of the baselines established under international law; and
 (b) where any part of a line specified in