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

Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973

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

Attorney-General

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11.23 south, longitude 1711328.85 east; and

 (b) then running south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 311601.68south, longitude 17037 06.34 east; and

 (c) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 311931.67 south, longitude 1703115.10 east; and

 (d) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 3140 26.30south, longitude 1695612.27east; and

 (e) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 314723.99 south, longitude 1694425.06 east; and

 (f) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 320450.57 south, longitude 1691437.00 east; and

 (g) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 320652.74 south, longitude 1691106.79 east; and

 (h) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 322518.55 south, longitude 1683903.72 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18.95south, longitude 1665854.37 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22.23 south, longitude 1661734.30 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49.17 south, longitude 1654620.73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27.08east.

[5] Schedule, item 6

substitute

6 Macquarie Island

  The line:

 (a) commencing at the point of latitude 51 04 48.96 south, longitude 158 01 25.98 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 38.44 south, longitude 15859 53.57 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36.30 south, longitude 16037 30.11 east; and

 (d) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 51 26 17.80 south, longitude 160 57 46.87 east; and

 (e) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 52 11 26.54 south, longitude 161 57 11.15 east; and

 (f) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 52 15 53.24 south, longitude 162 03 07.43 east; and

 (g) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 52 27 43.12 south, longitude 162 18 59.49east; and

 (h) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 52 40 46.86 south, longitude 162 36 30.28 east; and

 (i) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 52 46 50.62 south, longitude 162 44 42.77 east; and

 (j) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 52 47 42.61 south, longitude 162 45 53.41 east; and

 (k) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 53 42 58.16 south, longitude 164 03 13.39 east; and

 (l) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 53 50 59.84 south, longitude 164 14 42.04 east; and

 (m) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 54 13 58.99 south, longitude 164 26 41.46 east; and

 (n) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 54 40 13.65 south, longitude 164 40 40.22 east; and

 (o) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 54 41 43.03 south, longitude 164 41 28.44 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 14.18 south, longitude 164 39 00.39 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 11.94 south, longitude 164 38 17.35 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 06.11 south, longitude 164 36 21.26 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 12.61 south, longitude 164 35 21.12 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 50.10 south, longitude 164 26 46.41 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 23.70 south, longitude 164 23 57.71 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 56.15 south, longitude 163 56 44.86 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 19.72 south, longitude 163 44 04.71 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 53.30 south, longitude 163 23 17.53 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 58.81 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 40.25 south, longitude 162 21 59.44 east.