Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CORAL SEA ISLANDS ACT 1969 - SECT 2

             (1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Act" does not include an enactment.

"enactment has the same meaning as in the Australian Capital Territory" (Self-Government) Act 1988 .

"Ordinance" means an Ordinance made under this Act.

"the Territory" means the Coral Sea Islands Territory.

             (2)  Where, for the purposes of this Act, it is necessary to determine the position on the surface of the Earth of a point, line or area, that position must be determined by reference to the Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA) as defined in the Gazette No. GN 35, 6 September 1995.