Control of Naval Waters Act 1918 - Proclamation (14/12/2009) (Cth)

Proclamation

Control of Naval Waters Act 1918

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 3B(2) of the Control of Naval Waters Act 1918 (the Act): (a) revoke all instruments made under section 3B of the Act; and (b) declare that, with effect from the date of registration of this Proclamation as a legislative instrument, the waters specified in column 3 of an item in a Schedule to this Proclamation, and further explained in the chart or map mentioned in column 4 of the item, that are within the distance specified in subsection 3B(1) of the Act from the installation or defence land specified in column 2 of the item are naval waters for the purposes of the Act.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 14 December 2009.

QUENtin Bryce Governor-General By Her Excellency's Command

John Faulkner Minister for Defence

Schedule 1 Declaration of naval waters — New South Wales

1 2 3 4

Item Installation or defence land Waters Chart or map title Referenced to the World Geodetic System (WGS 84)

For the purpose of this description the term high water line (HWL) means the Mean Higher High Water as defined in the Australian Hydrographic Service Tidal Glossary 1 Spectacle Island All those waters within an area commencing at a point on the HWL nearest to Point 1. Spectacle Island Point 1 33 51' 07.23"S, 151 10' 01.10"E Point 2 33 51' 02.43"S, 151 10' 02.59"E Point 3 33 50' 47.58"S, 151 09' 55.62"E Point 4 33 50' 52.20"S, 151 09' 38.02"E Point 5 33 51' 01.95"S, 151 09' 43.44"E Then to a point on the HWL nearest to Point 6. Point 6 33 51' 08.27"S, 151 09' 59.77"E Then generally north along the HWL to a point on the HWL nearest to Point 1.