Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COASTAL WATERS (STATE POWERS) ACT 1980 - NOTES

Act No. 75 of 1980 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 1 July 2008
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 17 of 2006

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Short title [see Note 1]

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

3 Interpretation

4 Extent of territorial sea and coastal waters

5 Legislative powers of States

6 International status of territorial sea

7 Savings

Notes

Preamble

WHEREAS, in pursuance of paragraph (xxxviii) of section 51 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth, the Parliaments of all the States have requested the Parliament of the Commonwealth to enact an Act in, or substantially in, the terms of this Act:

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: