Seas and Submerged Lands (Limits of Continental Shelf in the Tasman Sea and South Pacific Ocean) Proclamation 2005

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 12 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 (Limits of Continental Shelf in the Tasman Sea and South Pacific Ocean) Proclamation 2005.

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 Proclamation

  The Proclamation made under section 12 of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 on 16 December 2004 is revoked.

4 Geographic coordinates

  In this Proclamation, a geographic coordinate is determined by reference to the International Terrestrial Reference Frame 2000, as defined by the International Earth Rotation Service at epoch 1 January 2000.

5 Continental shelf — Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island

  The outer limit of Australia’s continental shelf in and in the vicinity of the area located between Lord Howe Island and the North Island of New Zealand, and Norfolk Island and the Three Kings Islands, is the line specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1.

Note   See Maps 1 and 2 in Schedule 2 for a general illustration of the line specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1.

6 Continental shelf — Macquarie Island

  The outer limit of Australia’s continental shelf in the area located between Macquarie Island and Auckland and Campbell Islands is the line specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

Note   See Maps 1 and 3 in Schedule 2 for a general illustration of the line specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Outer limits of parts of continental shelf

(sections 5 and 6)

Part 1 Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island

  The line commencing at the point of latitude 26 06 10.91 south, longitude 173 23 53.59 east and running:

 (a) south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 27 05 37.98 south, longitude 171 54 30.61 east; and

 (b) then southerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 27 29 53.98 south, longitude 171 58 42.98 east; and

 (c) then southerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 27 52 50.38 south, longitude 171 58 51.31 east; and

 (d) then southerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 28 13 20.83 south, longitude 171 56 10.22 east; and

 (e) then southerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 28 52 49.54 south, longitude 171 56 16.16 east; and

 (f) then southerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 30 25 42.70 south, longitude 171 56 30.44 east; and

 (g) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 30 43 29.25 south, longitude 171 28 45.57 east; and

 (h) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 30 53 11.23 south, longitude 171 13 28.85 east; and

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

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

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

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

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

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

 (o) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 32 25 18.55 south, longitude 168 39 03.72 east; and

 (p) 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

 (q) 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

 (r) 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

 (s) 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; and

 (t) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 32 30 south, longitude 163 06 58.81 east; and

 (u) then 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; and

 (v) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 36 36 25.68 south, longitude 163 15 37.64 east; and

 (w) then clockwise south-westerly along the geodesic arc of radius 350 nautical miles concave to Lord Howe Island to the point of latitude 37 26 21.31 south, longitude 161 04 38.06 east; and

 (x) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 37 30 11.12 south, longitude 161 00 14.00 east; and

 (y) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 37 43 11.18 south, longitude 160 49 46.53 east; and

 (z) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 37 52 48.02 south, longitude 160 41 59.88 east; and

 (za) then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 37 56 01.01 south, longitude 160 39 23.45 east, where it terminates.

Part 2 Macquarie Island

  The line commencing at the point of latitude 51 04 48.96 south, longitude 158 01 25.98 east and running:

 (a) 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

 (b) 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 (n) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 54 41 43.03 south, longitude 164 41 28.44 east; and

 (o) 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

 (p) 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

 (q) 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

 (r) 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

 (s) 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

 (t) 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

 (u) 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

 (v) 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

 (w) 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; and

 (x) then southerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 57 21 25.18 south, longitude 163 23 44.03 east, where it terminates.

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Schedule 2 Maps

(sections 5 and 6)

Map 1 Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Macquarie Island

Note   This map is provided as a general illustration of the lines specified in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1.

Map 2 Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island

Note   This map is provided as a general illustration of the line specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1.

Map 3 Macquarie Island

Note   This map is provided as a general illustration of the line specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1.