Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 40

  (1)   For the purposes of this Act, the position on the surface of the Earth of:

  (a)   the parallel of latitude described in subsection   8(2); or

  (b)   an area described in Schedule   1; or

  (c)   the area described in Schedule   2; or

  (d)   the area described in Schedule   7; or

  (e)   the area described in Schedule   8;

is to be determined by reference to the Geocentric Datum of Australia.

Note 1:   Subsection   8(2) describes the Coral Sea area.

Note 2:   Schedule   1 describes the scheduled areas for the States and Territories. See also sections   48 and 49 (points and lines specified in the New Zealand boundary treaty).

Note 3:   Schedule   2 describes the area that includes the area to be avoided.

Note 3A:   Schedule   7 describes the Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area and the Western Greater Sunrise area.

Note 3B:   Schedule   8 describes the Bayu - Undan pipeline international offshore area.

Note 4:   Geocentric Datum of Australia is defined in section   38.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) does not apply for the purposes of describing, in a title or other instrument under this Act, the position on the surface of the Earth of a point, line or area.