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PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (DATUM) REGULATIONS 2002 2002 NO. 198 - SCHEDULE 1

Geocentric Datum of Australia

(regulation 3)

1 Reference Ellipsoid

Geodetic Reference System 1980 ellipsoid with a semi-major axis of 6 378 137 metres and an inverse flattening of 298.257 222 101.

2 Reference Frame

The Geocentric Datum of Australia is realised by the co-ordinates of the following Australian Fiducial Network geodetic stations referred to the Geodetic Reference System 1980 ellipsoid determined within the International Earth Rotation Service Terrestrial Reference Frame 1992 at the epoch of 1994.0:

Geodetic station


South latitude


East longitude


Ellipsoidal height (metres)


AU 012 Alice Springs


23° 40' 12.44592\


133° 53' 07.84757\


603.358


AU 013 Karratha


20° 58' 53.17004\


117° 05' 49.87255\


109.246


AU 014 Darwin


12° 50' 37.35839\


131° 07' 57.84838\


125.197


AU 015 Townsville


19° 20' 50.42839\


146° 46' 30.79057\


587.077


AU 016 Hobart


42° 48' 16.98506\


147° 26' 19.43548\


41.126


AU 017 Tidbinbilla


35° 23' 57.15627\


148° 58' 47.98425\


665.440


AU 019 Ceduna


31° 52' 00.01664\


133° 48' 35.37527\


144.802


AU 029 Yaragadee


29° 02' 47.61687\


115° 20' 49.10049\


241.291


1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 August 2002.
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