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SEAS AND SUBMERGED LANDS ACT 1973 - NOTES

SEAS AND SUBMERGED LANDS ACT 1973 - NOTES

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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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

Division 2A--The contiguous zone

13A Rights of control in respect of contiguous zone

13B Limits of contiguous zone

13C Charts of limits of contiguous zone

Division 3--Savings

14 Part II does not affect waters etc. within State limits

15 Certain property not vested in Commonwealth

16 Saving of other laws

Schedule 1--Parts II, V and VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Schedule 2--Greater Sunrise special regime area

1 Greater Sunrise special regime area

2 Illustrative map of the Greater Sunrise special regime area

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

 

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted

o = order(s)

am = amended

Ord = Ordinance

amdt = amendment

orig = original

c = clause(s)

par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)

C[x] = Compilation No. x

    /sub-subparagraph(s)

Ch = Chapter(s)

pres = present

def = definition(s)

prev = previous

Dict = Dictionary

(prev ... ) = previously

disallowed = disallowed by Parliament

Pt = Part(s)

Div = Division(s)

r = regulation(s)/rule(s)

ed = editorial change

reloc = relocated

exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have

renum = renumbered

    effect

rep = repealed

F = Federal Register of Legislation

rs = repealed and substituted

gaz = gazette

s = section(s)/subsection(s)

LA = Legislation Act 2003

Sch = Schedule(s)

LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Sdiv = Subdivision(s)

(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given

SLI = Select Legislative Instrument

    effect

SR = Statutory Rules

(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment

Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)

    cannot be given effect

SubPt = Subpart(s)

mod = modified/modification

underlining = whole or part not

No. = Number(s)

    commenced or to be commenced

 

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Application, saving and transitional provisions

Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973

161, 1973

4 Dec 1973

4 Dec 1973

 

Seas and Submerged Lands Amendment Act 1980

79, 1980

29 May 1980

1 Jan 1982 (see Gazette 1981, No. G51)

--

Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 1994

20, 1994

15 Feb 1994

1 Aug 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S289)

s 14

Statute Law Revision Act 2008

73, 2008

3 July 2008

Sch 4 (items 466-469): 4 July 2008

--

Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty Consequential Amendments Act 2019

57, 2019

7 Aug 2019

Sch 1 (items 150-156): 30 Aug 2019 (s 2(1) item 2)

--

 

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected

How affected

Title....................

am No 20, 1994

Preamble.................

am No 20, 1994

Part I

 

s 3.....................

am No 20, 1994; No 57, 2019

s 4.....................

am No 20, 1994

Part II

 

Heading to Part II...........

rs No 20, 1994

Division 1

 

s 7.....................

am No 20, 1994

s 8.....................

am No 73, 2008

s 9.....................

am No 73, 2008

Division 1A

 

Division 1A...............

ad No 20, 1994

s 10A...................

ad No 20, 1994

s 10B...................

ad No 20, 1994

s 10C...................

ad No 20, 1994

Division 2

 

s 12....................

am No 20, 1994

s 13....................

am No 73, 2008

Division 2AA

 

Division 2AA..............

ad No 57, 2019

 

exp (s 13AC)

s 13AA..................

ad No 57, 2019

 

exp (s 13AC)

s 13AB..................

ad No 57, 2019

 

exp (s 13AC)

s 13AC..................

ad No 57, 2019

 

exp (s 13AC)

Division 2A

 

Division 2A...............

ad No 20, 1994

s 13A...................

ad No 20, 1994

s 13B...................

ad No 20, 1994

s 13C...................

ad No 20, 1994

Division 3

 

s16.....................

am No 79, 1980

Schedule 1

 

Schedule.................

ad No 20, 1994

 

renum No 57, 2019

Schedule 1................

rep No 20, 1994

Schedule 1 (prev Schedule)

 

Schedule 2

 

Schedule 2................

rep No 20, 1994

 

ad No 57, 2019

 

Endnote 5--Editorial changes

In preparing this compilation for registration, the following kinds of editorial change(s) were made under the Legislation Act 2003.

 

Subsections 9(3), 10C(2), 13(2) and 13C(2)

 

Kind of editorial change

 

Changes to typeface

 

Details of editorial change

 

This compilation was editorially changed to update four occurrences of the italicised words prima facie to regular font.

 

 

Schedule 1

 

Kind of editorial change

 

Correct a typographical error

 

Details of editorial change

 

Article 69(3) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea set out in Schedule 1 refers to "cirumstances" rather than "circumstances". It is spelt correctly in the original convention.

 

This compilation was editorially changed to omit "cirumstances" and substitute "circumstances" to correct the typographical error.