Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Title) Act 1980 (Cth)

Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Title) Act 1980

No. 78 of 1980

An Act to vest in the Northern Territory of Australia proprietary rights and title in respect of certain land beneath the coastal waters adjacent to the Territory and within the sovereignty of the Commonwealth

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Vesting of title in Territory 5 Parts of sea‑bed occupied by Commonwealth and Commonwealth Authorities 6 International status of territorial sea 7 Savings

Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Title) Act 1980

No. 78, 1980

An Act to vest in the Northern Territory of Australia proprietary rights and title in respect of certain land beneath the coastal waters adjacent to the Territory and within the sovereignty of the Commonwealth

[Assented to 29 May 1980]

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Title) Act 1980.

2 Commencement This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

3 Interpretation (1) In this Act: authority of the Commonwealth includes all authorities and bodies (other than companies or societies) established by or appointed under the laws of the Commonwealth and also includes a company in which the whole of the shares or stock, or shares or stock carrying more than half of the voting power, is or are owned by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, but does not include the Northern Territory. coastal waters of the Territory has the same meaning as that expression has in the Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Powers) Act 1980. prescribed substances means substances that were prescribed substances within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act 1953 immediately before the date of commencement of this Act. Territory means the Northern Territory of Australia. (2) In this Act, so far as the context admits, a reference to the sea‑bed beneath the coastal waters of the Territory shall be read as including a reference to the subsoil (including all minerals other than prescribed substances) beneath that sea‑bed and to structures or other things attached to that sea‑bed.