Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 - SECT 17

Graticulation of Earth's surface

17. Graticulation of Earth's surface



(1) For the purposes of this Act, the surface of the Earth shall be deemed to
be divided-

   (a)  by the meridian of Greenwich and by meridians that are at a distance
        from that meridian of five minutes, or a multiple of five minutes, of
        longitude; and

   (b)  by the equator and by parallels of latitude that are at a distance
        from the equator of five minutes, or a multiple of five minutes, of
        latitude-

into sections, each of which is bounded-

   (c)  by portions of two of those meridians that are at a distance from each
        other of five minutes of longitude; and

   (d)  by portions of two of those parallels of latitude that are at a
        distance from each other of five minutes of latitude.

(2) For the purposes of this Act-

   (a)  a graticular section that is wholly within the adjacent area
        constitutes a block; and

   (b)  if a part only of a graticular section is, or parts only of a
        graticular section are, within the adjacent area, the area of that
        part, or of those parts, constitutes a block.







(3) In this Act-

   (a)  a reference to a block that is constituted by a graticular section
        includes a reference to a block that is constituted by the area of a
        part only, or by the areas of parts only, of a graticular section; and

   (b)  a reference to a graticular section that constitutes a block includes
        a reference to a graticular section part only of which constitutes, or
        parts only of which constitute, a block.

Note For datum, see section 151S.