Constitutional Powers (Coastal Waters) Act 1979

In this Act —

adjacent area in respect of the State means, in relation to each State, the area the boundary of which is described under the heading referring to that State in Schedule 2 to the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 2 as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act;

coastal waters of the State means, in relation to each State —

the part or parts of the territorial sea of Australia that is or are within the adjacent area in respect of the State, other than any part referred to in subsection 4(2); and

any sea that is on the landward side of any part of the territorial sea of Australia and is within the adjacent area in respect of the State but is not within the limits of the State or of a Territory.

The Acts Interpretation Act 1901, in the form in which it was in force, as amended, immediately before the day on which this Act received the Royal Assent, applies to the interpretation of this Act.