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The Proclamation revokes the Seas and Submerged Lands Amendment Proclamation 2004 (No. 1) of 16 December 2004 and declares the outer limits of Australia's exclusive economic zone consistent with boundaries between Australia and New Zealand.
Administered by: Attorney-General's
Exempt from sunsetting by the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 s 54(2) item 43
Registered 09 Aug 2005
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR11-Aug-2005
Tabled Senate16-Aug-2005
Date of repeal 19 Mar 2014
Repealed by Spent and Redundant Instruments Repeal Regulation 2014

Seas and Submerged Lands Amendment Proclamation 2005 (No. 1)

 

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make this Proclamation under section 10B of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973.

Signed and sealed with the
Great Seal of
Australia
on
8 August 2005

P.M. JEFFERY
Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

PHILIP RUDDOCK

 


1              Name of Proclamation

                This Proclamation is the Seas and Submerged Lands Amendment Proclamation 2005 (No. 1).

2              Commencement

                This Proclamation commences on the day the Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand Establishing Certain Exclusive Economic Zone Boundaries and Continental Shelf Boundaries, done at Adelaide on 25 July 2004, enters into force.

3              Revocation of previous Amendment Proclamation

                The Seas and Submerged Lands Amendment Proclamation 2004 (No. 1) made on 16 December 2004 is revoked.

4              Amendment of Proclamation

                Schedule 1 amends the Proclamation made under section 10B of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 on 26 July 1994 and published in the Gazette on 29 July 1994.


Schedule 1        Amendments

(section 4)

  

[1]           Paragraph (c)

omit everything before subparagraph (c) (i), insert

                (c)    for the purposes of items 1, 4 (other than paragraph (a)) and 7 in the Schedule:

[2]           Sub-subparagraph (d) (ii) (B)

omit

spheroid.

insert

spheroid; and

[3]           After paragraph (d)

insert

                (e)    for the purposes of items 5, 6 and 8 in the Schedule, all geographic coordinates are expressed in terms of the International Terrestrial Reference Frame 2000, as defined by the International Earth Rotation Service at epoch 1 January 2000.

[4]           Schedule, item 5

substitute

5              Norfolk Island/New Zealand

                The line:

                (a)    commencing at the point of latitude 30° 53¢ 11.23² south, longitude 171° 13¢ 28.85² east; and

               (b)    then running south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 31° 16¢ 01.68² south, longitude 170° 37¢ 06.34² east; and

                (c)    then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 31° 19¢ 31.67² south, longitude 170° 31¢ 15.10² east; and

               (d)    then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 31° 40¢ 26.30² south, longitude 169° 56¢ 12.27² east; and

                (e)    then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 31° 47¢ 23.99² south, longitude 169° 44¢ 25.06² east; and

                (f)    then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 32° 04¢ 50.57² south, longitude 169° 14¢ 37.00² east; and

                (g)    then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 32° 06¢ 52.74² south, longitude 169° 11¢ 06.79² east; and

                (h)    then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 32° 25¢ 18.55² south, longitude 168° 39¢ 03.72² east; and

                 (i)    then clockwise westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Norfolk Island to the point of latitude 32° 22¢ 18.95² south, longitude 166° 58¢ 54.37² east; and

                (j)    then clockwise westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Norfolk Island to the point of latitude 32° 09¢ 22.23² south, longitude 166° 17¢ 34.30² east; and

               (k)    then clockwise north-westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Norfolk Island to the point of latitude 31° 53¢ 49.17² south, longitude 165° 46¢ 20.73² east; and

                 (l)    then clockwise north-westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Norfolk Island to the point of latitude 31° 30¢ south, longitude 165° 13¢ 27.08² east.

[5]           Schedule, item 6

substitute

6              Macquarie Island

                The line:

                (a)    commencing at the point of latitude 51° 04¢ 48.96² south, longitude 158° 01¢ 25.98² east; and

               (b)    then running clockwise easterly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Macquarie Island to the point of latitude 51° 01¢ 38.44² south, longitude 158° 59¢ 53.57² east; and

                (c)    then clockwise easterly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Macquarie Island to the point of latitude 51° 10¢ 36.30² south, longitude 160° 37¢ 30.11² east; and

               (d)    then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 51° 26¢ 17.80² south, longitude 160° 57¢ 46.87² east; and

                (e)    then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 52° 11¢ 26.54² south, longitude 161° 57¢ 11.15² east; and

                (f)    then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 52° 15¢ 53.24² south, longitude 162° 03¢ 07.43² east; and

                (g)    then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 52° 27¢ 43.12² south, longitude 162° 18¢ 59.49² east; and

                (h)    then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 52° 40¢ 46.86² south, longitude 162° 36¢ 30.28² east; and

                 (i)    then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 52° 46¢ 50.62² south, longitude 162° 44¢ 42.77² east; and

                (j)    then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 52° 47¢ 42.61² south, longitude 162° 45¢ 53.41² east; and

               (k)    then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 53° 42¢ 58.16² south, longitude 164° 03¢ 13.39² east; and

                 (l)    then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 53° 50¢ 59.84² south, longitude 164° 14¢ 42.04² east; and

               (m)    then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 54° 13¢ 58.99² south, longitude 164° 26¢ 41.46² east; and

                (n)    then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 54° 40¢ 13.65² south, longitude 164° 40¢ 40.22² east; and

               (o)    then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 54° 41¢ 43.03² south, longitude 164° 41¢ 28.44² east; and

               (p)    then clockwise south-westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Macquarie Island to the point of latitude 54° 56¢ 14.18² south, longitude 164° 39¢ 00.39² east; and

               (q)    then clockwise south-westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Macquarie Island to the point of latitude 55° 00¢ 11.94² south, longitude 164° 38¢ 17.35² east; and

                (r)    then clockwise south-westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Macquarie Island to the point of latitude 55° 10¢ 06.11² south, longitude 164° 36¢ 21.26² east; and

                (s)    then clockwise south-westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Macquarie Island to the point of latitude 55° 14¢ 12.61² south, longitude 164° 35¢ 21.12² east; and

                (t)    then clockwise south-westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Macquarie Island to the point of latitude 55° 42¢ 50.10² south, longitude 164° 26¢ 46.41² east; and

                (u)    then clockwise south-westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Macquarie Island to the point of latitude 55° 52¢ 23.70² south, longitude 164° 23¢ 57.71² east; and

                (v)    then clockwise south-westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Macquarie Island to the point of latitude 56° 38¢ 56.15² south, longitude 163° 56¢ 44.86² east; and

               (w)    then clockwise south-westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Macquarie Island to the point of latitude 56° 52¢ 19.72² south, longitude 163° 44¢ 04.71² east; and

                (x)    then clockwise south-westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Macquarie Island to the point of latitude 57° 09¢ 53.30² south, longitude 163° 23¢ 17.53² east.

[6]           Schedule, after item 7

insert

8              Lord Howe Island

                The line:

                (a)    commencing at the point of latitude 32° 30¢ south, longitude 163° 06¢ 58.81² east; and

               (b)    then running clockwise southerly along the geodesic arc of radius 200 nautical miles concave to Lord Howe Island to the point of latitude 33° 52¢ 40.25² south, longitude 162° 21¢ 59.44² east.