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For this Act, the land of the Territory is taken to be divided into graticular sections by the following lines:
the meridian of longitude 129 degrees east and each meridian of longitude east of it, with a distance of 1 minute between each of the meridians;
the parallel of latitude 26 degrees south and each parallel of latitude north of it, with a distance of 1 minute between each of the parallels.
The geographical coordinates of the graticular sections are determined on the basis of GDA 94.
A block is so much of a graticular section that is within the land of the Territory.
A reference in this Act to a block includes a reference to part of the block.
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