Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SEAS AND SUBMERGED LANDS ACT 1973 - SECT 9

             (1)  The Minister may cause to be prepared and issued such charts as he or she thinks fit showing any matter relating to the limits of the territorial sea.

             (2)  In particular, the Minister may cause to be prepared and issued large‑scale charts showing the low‑water line along the coast and may cause to be shown on such a chart any other matter referred to in subsection (1).

             (3)  The mere production of a copy of a paper purporting to be certified by the Minister to be a true copy of a chart prepared under this section is prima facie evidence of any matter shown on the chart relating to the limits of the territorial sea.