Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) For the purposes of this Act, Australian waters does not include the top hat area unless a notice is in force under subsection (2).
(2) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette , declare that Papua New Guinea has notified Australia that Papua New Guinea agrees to Australia's exercise of jurisdiction under this Act in relation to the top hat area.
Note: The notice can be revoked under subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(3) In this section:
"top hat area" means the area described in Article 4.3 of the Torres Strait Treaty.