After Schedule 10 to the Principal Act , the following Schedule is inserted:

SCHEDULE 11 - Adjacent areas

Section 31A(9)

1.    Interpretation

In this Schedule –

continental shelf has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act;

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act means the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 of the Commonwealth;

Seas and Submerged Lands Act means the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 of the Commonwealth;

territorial sea has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act.

2.    Adjacent areas for States and the Northern Territory

(1) The adjacent area for New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia or Tasmania is –

(a) the part of the area described in Schedule 2 to the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act for the relevant State that is within the outer limits of the continental shelf; and

(b) the space above and below that area.

(2) The adjacent area for Queensland is –

(a) the part of the area described in Schedule 2 to the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act for Queensland that is within the outer limits of the continental shelf; and

(b) the Coral Sea area, within the meaning of section 5A(7) of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act, other than the territorial area within the Coral Sea area; and

(c) the areas within the outer limits of the territorial sea adjacent to certain islands of Queensland as determined by proclamation on 9 February 1983 under section 7 of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act; and

(d) the space above and below the areas described in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).

(3) The adjacent area for Western Australia is the part of the area described in Schedule 2 to the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act for Western Australia that –

(a) is within the outer limits of the continental shelf, including the space above and below the area; and

(b) is not within Area A of the Zone of Cooperation.

(4) The adjacent area for the Northern Territory is –

(a) the part of the area described in Schedule 2 to the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act for the Northern Territory that –

(i) is within the outer limits of the continental shelf; and

(ii) is not within Area A of the Zone of Cooperation; and

(b) the adjacent area for the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, within the meaning of section 5A(3) of the Petroleum Submerged Lands Act, other than the territorial sea within that area; and

(c) the space above and below the areas described in paragraphs (a) and (b).

(5) The adjacent area for a State or the Northern Territory does not include any area inside the limits of a State or Territory.