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permitted.
submarine cable has the meaning given by clause 2 of Schedule 3A to the Act.
submerged plant items, in relation to a submarine cable that is in the Perth Protection Zone, means electronic components of a submarine cable system that serve to manage, or intended to manage, the signal at intervals along the cable's route.

Example
Repeaters, equalisers and branching units are all submerged plant items.
trace means any fishing line used to attach a hook to a mainline.
trap rope means any rope used to suspend a pot or trap from a ship.
trip anchor means an anchor that:
 (a) is fitted with lugs at both ends of the shank; and
 (b) has an anchor line or rope fitted securely to the front lug (located near the anchor prongs) and then tethered to the rear lug via a weak or 'sacrificial' link.
trip release mechanism, in relation to an anchor, means a device or system that, when fitted to an anchor, allows the anchor to be removed backwards from the seabed.
trotline means 2 or more droplines that are connected by horizontal mid‑water bars.
Western Australia means the State of Western Australia.

Note   Other terms in this Declaration have the meaning given by the Act.

4 Definition of line

  In this Declaration, line has its ordinary meaning when used in relation to:
 (a) fishing; or
 (b) fishing operations; or
 (c) a shot line; or
 (d) anchors.

Note   Line is defined in section 7 of the Act.

5 Application of Declaration

  This Declaration applies to the extent that it is consistent with Australia's jurisdiction under international law.

6 Area of the Perth Protection Zone

  For clause 9 of Schedule 3A to the Act the Perth Protection Zone is the area contained within and bounded by a notional line as follows:
 (a) the line commences at the mean low‑water mark of the coastline of Western Australia closest to 31 56 30.3 S 115 45 14.3 E(point number 1), and then running generally westerly along the geodesic line as described in table 1:

         Table 1
Point Number  Latitude         Longitude
 2            31 56 09.7 S  115 43 54.2 E
 3            31 54 47.6 S  115 42 03.3 E
 4            31 54 39.4 S  115 41 47.8 E
 5            31 53 50.6 S  115 40 11.4 E
 6            31 52 35.7 S  115 39 31.2 E
 7            31 48 59.9 S  115 39 06.3 E
 8            31 48 47.7 S  115 38 42.5 E
 9            31 48 53.7 S  115 30 12.8 E
 10           31 49 47.1 S  115 26 57.7 E
 11           31 50 00.5 S  115 26 14.7 E
 12           31 50 17.2 S  115 25 44.9 E
 13           31 50