Adjacent areas
2 Adjacent areas
The adjacent area for South Australia, New South
Wales, Victoria or Tasmania is so much of the area described in
Schedule 2 to the Petroleum Act in relation to that State as is within the outer limits of the continental shelf and includes the space above and below that area.
The adjacent area for Queensland is—
so much of the area described in Schedule 2 to the Petroleum
Act in relation to Queensland as is within the outer limits of the continental shelf; and
the Coral Sea area (within the meaning of subsection (7) of section 5A of the Petroleum Act) other than the territorial sea within the Coral Sea area; and
the areas within the outer limits of the territorial sea adjacent to certain islands of Queensland as determined by proclamation on 4 February
1983 under section 7 of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act;
and
the space above and below the areas described in paragraphs (a),
and
.
The adjacent area for Western Australia is so much of the area described in Schedule 2 to the Petroleum Act in relation to Western Australia as—
is within the outer limits of the continental shelf;
and
is not within Area A of the Zone of Cooperation, and includes the space above and below that area.
The adjacent area for the Northern Territory is—
so much of the area described in Schedule 2 to the Petroleum
Act in relation to the Northern Territory as—
is within the outer limits of the continental shelf;
and
is not within Area A of the Zone of Cooperation; and
the adjacent area for the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (within the meaning of subsection (3) of section 5A of the
Petroleum Act) other than the territorial sea within that area;
and
the space above and below the areas described in paragraphs (a) and
.
However, the adjacent area for a State does not include any area inside the limits of any State or Territory.
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