INTERPRETATION ACT 1987 - SECT 58 Definitions
INTERPRETATION ACT 1987 - SECT 58
Definitions58 Definitions
In this Part--
"adjacent area in respect of the State" means the area the boundary of which
was described under the heading referring to the State in Schedule 2 to the
repealed Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 of the Commonwealth, as in
force immediately before the commencement of the
Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth.
"coastal waters of the State" means--
(a) the part or parts of the territorial sea of Australia that is or are within the adjacent area in respect of the State, other than any part referred to in section 4 (2) of the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth, or
(b) any sea that is on the landward side of any part of the territorial sea of Australia and is within the adjacent area in respect of the State, but is not within the limits of the State.
"laws of the State" means the laws (whether written or unwritten and whether substantive or procedural) that are from time to time in force in the State, but does not include laws of the Commonwealth.
"territorial sea of Australia" means the territorial sea of Australia within the limits referred to in section 4 (1) of the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth.