Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982

section 4(1)

The area the boundary of which commences at a point that is the intersection of the coastline at mean low water by the boundary between the Northern Territory of Australia and the State of Queensland and runs thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 15º south, longitude 138º east, thence northerly along the meridian of longitude 138º east to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 14º south, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 139º east, thence northerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 11º south, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 10º south, longitude 139º east, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 10º south, longitude 139º east, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of latitude 10º south, longitude 139º east, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of latitude 9º south, longitude 140º east, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º south, longitude 140º east, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º south, longitude 141º east, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º south, longitude 141º east, thence along the line formed by a series of arcs of circles having a radius of 3n mile and drawn successively from the following points—

so as to pass successively to the north-west and north of Deliverance Island, to a point of latitude 9º27'48" south, longitude 141º38'20" east, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º15'43" south, longitude 142º03'30" east, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9º12'50" South, Longitude 142º06'25" East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º11'51" south, longitude 142º08'33" east, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º11'58" south, longitude 142º10'18" east, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º11'22" south, longitude 142º12'54" east, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º11'34" south, longitude 142º14'08" east, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º13'53" south, longitude 142º16'26" east, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º16'04" south, longitude 142º20'41" east, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º22'04" south, longitude 142º29'41" east, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º21'48" south, longitude 142º31'29" east, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º22'33" south, longitude 142º33'28" east, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º21'25" south, longitude 142º35'29" east, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º20'21" south, longitude 142º41'43" east, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º20'16" south, longitude 142º43'53" east, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º19'26" south, longitude 142º48'18" east, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º09'06" south, longitude 143º47'17" east, thence along the line formed by the arc of a circle, having a radius of 3n mile and drawn from the point of latitude 9º10'28" south, longitude 143º49'59" east, so as to pass to the north-west of Black Rocks, to its first point of intersection by, and thence along, the line formed by a series of arcs of circles having a radius of 3n mile and drawn successively from the following points—

so as to pass successively to the north and east of Bramble Cay, to a point of latitude 9º10'49" south, longitude 143º55'38" east, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º18'44" south, longitude 144º06'06" east, thence along the line formed by a series of arcs of circles having a radius of 3n mile and drawn successively from the following points—

so as to pass to the north of Anchor Cay, to its first point of intersection by, and thence along the line formed by a series of arcs of circles having a radius of 3n mile and drawn successively from the following points—

so as to pass to the north of East Cay to a point of latitude 9º22'04" south, longitude 144º16'51" east, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º00'00" south, longitude 144º45'00" east, thence easterly along the parallel of latitude 9º south to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 145º13' east, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 9º15' south, longitude 145º20' east, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 10º45' south, longitude 145º40' east, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 12º10' south, longitude 146º25' east, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 12º50' south, longitude 147º40' east, thence southerly along the meridian of longitude 147º40' east to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 14º south, thence westerly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 146º55' east, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 17º05' south, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 147º45' east, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 18º30' south, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 150º50' east, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 20º south, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 151º30' east, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 20º25' south, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 153º05' east, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 22º50' south, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 153º40' east, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 23º15' south, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 154º east, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 23º50' south, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 155º15' east, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 25º south, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 158º35' east, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 27º30'35" south, longitude 160º east, thence westerly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 27º48' south, longitude 154º22' east, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of latitude 27º58' south, longitude 154º east, thence south-westerly along the geodesic between the last mentioned point and the trigonometrical station known as Point Danger near Point Danger to its intersection by the coastline at mean low water, thence along the coastline of the State at mean low water to the point of commencement.