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Continental Shelf

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Abstract

Comprises the seabed and subsoil extending beyond the territorial sea to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to 200 nautical miles from the territorial sea baseline where the continental margin does not naturally extend that far. Australia has declared a continental shelf. See 'Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973' (Cth); UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 Art 76. 'See also' AUSTRALIAN WATERS.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAustralian Law Dictionary
EditorsTrischa Mann
Place of PublicationSouth Melbourne, Australia
PublisherOxford University Press
Pages137-137
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9780195557558
Publication statusPublished - 2010

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

  • International Law (excl International Trade Law)
  • Law

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