Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TORRES STRAIT FISHERIES ACT 1984 NO. 23 OF 1984 - SECT. 4.

4. (1) For the purposes of this Act, the Protected Zone coastal waters of
Queensland are-

   (a)  the parts of the territorial sea of Australia that are adjacent to
        Queensland and are-

        (i)    in the Protected Zone; or

        (ii)   in an area in respect of which a Proclamation is in force under
               sub-section 15 (1) or (2),

other than any part referred to in sub-section (2) of this section; and

   (b)  any marine or tidal waters that are on the landward side of any part
        of the territorial sea of Australia referred to in paragraph (a) but
        are not within the limits of Queensland.

(2) If at any time the breadth of the territorial sea of Australia is
determined or declared to be greater than 3 nautical miles, the Protected Zone
coastal waters of Queensland do not include, for the purposes of this Act, any
part of the territorial sea of Australia that would not be within the limits
of that territorial sea if the breadth of that territorial sea had continued
to be 3 nautical miles.