Updated Boundary Definitions for Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Areas

Crimes at Sea Amendment Bill 2025

1st House

2nd House

Law

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

The adjacent area for Western Australia now covers the space above and below the outer limits of the continental shelf
The adjacent area for the Northern Territory is now defined by the outer limits of the continental shelf
The Crimes at Sea Act 2000 no longer defines 'Joint Petroleum Development Area'
The Crimes at Sea Act 2000 includes a new indicative map

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