Statutory Rules
1974 No. 213
REGULATIONS UNDER THE CONTINENTAL SHELF (LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES) ACT 1968-1973.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Continental Shelf (Living Natural Resources) Act 1968-1973.
Dated this twelfth day of November, 1974.
JOHN R. KERR
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
K. S. WRIEDT
Minister of State for Agriculture.
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Amendments of the Continental Shelf (Living Natural Resources) Regulations†
Signals and Rules of Navigation.
1. Regulation 8 of the Continental Shelf (Living Natural Resources) Regulation is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “(other than an exempt boat)”;
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “a person” and substituting the words “the person”;
(c) by omitting sub-regulation (3) and substituting the following sub-regulation:—
“(3) The person in charge of a ship to which this regulation applies from which diving operations are being conducted shall keep at hand the code flag A of the International Code, which he shall, on the approach of another ship, cause to be displayed in a prominent position on his ship.”;
(d) by omitting from sub-regulation (4) the words “the red pennant” and substituting the words “the code flag A of the International Code”; and
(e) by omitting from sub-regulation (6) the words “A person” and substituting the words “The person”.
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 19 November 1974.
† Statutory Rules 1970, No. 47, as amended by Statutory Rules 1972, No. 11.
First Schedule.
2. The First Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Living Natural Resources) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the description in full of the area of the Australian Continental Shelf in the second column opposite to the short description “Queensland Division” in the first column and substituting the following description:—
“The area of continental shelf beneath the area of waters bounded by a line commencing at a point that is the intersection of the coastline at mean low water by the boundary between the Northern Territory of Australia and the Slate of Queensland and runs thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 15° 55’ South, Longitude 138° 30’ East, thence northerly along the meridian of Longitude 138° 30’ East to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 14° 30’ South, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 139° 15’ East, thence northerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 11° South, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 10° 51’ South, Longitude 139° 12’ 30” East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 10° 50’ South, Longitude 139° 12’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 10° 24’ South, Longitude 139° 46’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 9” 52’ South, Longitude 140” 29’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 52’ 30” South, Longitude 140° 30’ 30” East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 38’ South, Longitude 141° East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 30’ South, Longitude 141° 35’ 30” East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 10’ 45” South, Longitude 142° 00’ 15” East, thence easterly along the parallel of Latitude 9° 10’ 45” South to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 142° 04’ 45” East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 11’ 45” South, Longitude 142° 09’ East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 10’ 30” South, Longitude 142° 16’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 11’ 45” South, Longitude 142° 18’ 30” East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 14’ 45” South, Longitude 142° 21’ 30” East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 21’ 30” South, Longitude 142° 33’ 15” East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9” 08’ 15” South, Longitude 143° 52’ 15” East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 24’ 30” South, Longitude 144° 13’ 45” East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° South, Longitude 144° 45’ East, thence easterly along the parallel of Latitude 9° South to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 145° 13’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 15’ South, Longitude 145° 20’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 10° 45’ South, Longitude 145° 4D’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 12° 10’ South, Longitude 146° 25’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 12° 50’ South, Longitude 147° 40’ East, thence southerly along the meridian of Longitude 147° 40’ East to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 14° South, thence westerly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 146° 55’ East, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 17° 05’ South, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 147° 45’ East, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 18° 30’ South, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 150° 50’ East, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 20° South, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 151° 30’ East, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 20° 25’ South, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 153° 05’ East, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 22° 50’ South, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 153” 40’ East, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 23° 15’ South, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 154° East, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 23° 50’ South, thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 155° 15’ East, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 25° South,
thence easterly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 158” 35’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 27° 30’ 35” South, Longitude 160° East, thence westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 27° 48’ South, Longitude 154° 22’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 27° 58’ South, Longitude 154° East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic between the last-mentioned point and the trigonometrical station known as Point Danger near Point Danger to its intersection by the coastline at mean low water, thence along the coastline of the State of Queensland at mean low water to the point of commencement.”;
(b) by omitting the description in full of the area of the Australian Continental Shelf in the second column opposite to the short description “Northern Territory Division” in the first column and substituting the following description:—
“The area of continental shelf beneath the area of waters bounded by a line commencing at a point that is the intersection of the coastline at mean low water by the boundary between the Northern Territory of Australia and the State of Western Australia and runs thence northerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 14” 37’ 30” South, Longitude 129° 01’ 45” East, thence northerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 14° 32’ 30” South, Longitude 129° 01’ 15” East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 14° 19’ 30” South, Longitude 128° 53’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 14° South, Longitude 128° 42’ 15” East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 13° 49’ 45” South, Longitude 128° 33’ 15” East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 13° 39’ 45” South , Longitude 128° 30’ 45” East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 13° 15’ 30” South, Longitude 128° 28’ East, thence northerly along the meridian of Longitude 128° 28’ East to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 12° 55’ 30” South, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 12° 32’ 45” South, Longitude 128° 24’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 12° 26’ 30” South, Longitude 128° 22’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 11° 48’ South, Longitude 127° 53’ 45” East, thence northwesterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 11° 13’ 15” South, Longitude 127° 32’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 10° 05’ South, Longitude 126° 47’ 30” East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 53’ 45” South, Longitude 127° 18’ 30” East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 28’ South, Longitude 127° 56’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 9° 25’ South, Longitude 128° East, thence easterly along the rhumb line which is on the parallel of Latitude 9° 25’ South to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 130° 10’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 8° 54’ South, Longitude 133° 14’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 8° 53’ South, Longitude 133° 23’ East, thence south-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 9° 25’ South, Longitude 134° 50’ East, thence northeasterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 9° 22’ South, Longitude 135° 03’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 9° 17’ South, Longitude 135° 13’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 9° 08’ South, Longitude 135° 29’ East, thence south-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 9° 57’ South, Longitude 137° 45’ East, then south-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 10° 09’ South, Longitude 138° 13’ East, thence south-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 10° 22’ South, Longitude 138° 35’ East, thence south-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 10° 24’ South, Longitude 138° 38’ East, thence south-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 10° 50’ South, Longitude 139° 12’ East, thence southeasterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 10° 51’ South, Longitude 139° 12’ 30” East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 11° South, Longitude 139” 15’ East, thence southerly along the meridian of Longitude 139° 15’ East to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 14° 30’ South, thence westerly along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 138° 30’ East, thence southerly along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 15° 55’ South, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to the intersection of the coastline at mean low water by the boundary between the Northern Territory of Australia and the state of Queensland, thence along the coastline of the Northern Territory of Australia at mean low water to the point of commencement.”;
(c) by omitting the description in full of the area of the Australian Continental Shelf in the second column opposite to the short description “Ashmore and Cartier Islands Division ” in the first column and substituting the following description:—
“The area of continental shelf beneath the area of waters bounded by a line commencing at a point of Latitude 12” 24’ South, Longitude 121° 24’ East and runs thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 11° 35’ South, Longitude 123° 10’ East, thence easterly along the rhumb line which is on the parallel of Latitude 11° 35’ South to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 123° 14’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 11° 23’ South, Longitude 123° 26’ East, thence south-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 11° 28’ South, Longitude 123° 40’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 11° 26’ South, Longitude 124° East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 11° 25’ South, Longitude 124° 10’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 11° 07’ South, Longitude 124° 34’ East, thence northeasterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 11° 01’ South, Longitude 125° 19’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 10° 37’ South, Longitude 125° 41’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 10° 28’ South, Longitude 126° East, thence northeasterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 10° 21’ 30” South, Longitude 126° 10’ 30” East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 11° 44’ 30” South, Longitude 125° 31’ 30” East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 11° 51’ South, Longitude 125° 27’ 45” East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 12° 46’ 15” South, Longitude 124° 55’ 30” East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 13° 13’ 15” South, Longitude 124° 36’ 15” East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 13° 19’ 30” South, Longitude 124° 27’ 45” East, thence westerly along the parallel of Latitude 13° 19’ 30” South to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 123° 16’ 45” East, thence westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 13° 20’ South, Longitude 122° 41’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 12° 56’ South, Longitude 122° 06’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.”;
(d) by omitting the description in full of the area of the Australian Continental Shelf in the second column opposite to the short description “Papua Division” in the first column and substituting the following description:—
“The area of continental shelf beneath the area of waters bounded by a line commencing at a point that is the intersection of the coastline at mean low water by the boundary between the Territory of New Guinea and the Territory of Papua and runs thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 59’ 20” South, Longitude 148° 01’ 30” East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 50’ 45” South, Longitude 148° 06’ 15” East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 22’ South, Longitude 148° 16’ 45” East, thence northeasterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 16’ South, Longitude 148° 55’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 31’ South, Longitude 149° 15’ East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 22’ South, Longitude 149° 42’ East, thence northeasterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 18’ South, Longitude 150° 10’ East, thence easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 19’ South, Longitude 150° 25’ East, thence easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 13’ South, Longitude 151° 05’ East, thence easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 10’ South, Longitude 152° 40’ East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 05’ South, Longitude 153° 10’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 18’ South, Longitude 153° 30’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 35’ South, Longitude 153° 48’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 8° 50’ South, Longitude 155° 08’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 18’ South, Longitude 155° 18’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 10° 09’ South, Longitude 154° 41’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 10° 45’ South, Longitude 154° 55’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 14° 07’ South, Longitude 156° 35’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 14° 28’ South, Longitude 155° 03’
East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 14° 45’ South, Longitude 154° 15’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 14° 15’ South, Longitude 152° 15’ East, thence northwesterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 13° 50’ South, Longitude 151° 29’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 13° 12’ South, Longitude 149° 40’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 13° 05’ South, Longitude 148° 35’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 12° 50’ South, Longitude 147° 40’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 12° 10’ South, Longitude 146° 25’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 10° 45’ South, Longitude 145° 40’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 15’ South, Longitude 145° 20’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° South, Longitude 145° 13’ East, thence westerly along the parallel of Latitude 9° South to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 144° 45’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 24’ 30” South, Longitude 144° 13’ 45” East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 08’ 15” South, Longitude 143° 52’ 15” East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 21’ 30” South, Longitude 142° 33’ 15” East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 14’ 45” South, Longitude 142° 21’ 30” East thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 11’ 45” South, Longitude 142° 18’ 30” East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 10’ 30” South, Longitude 142° 16’ East, thence southwesterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 11’ 45” South, Longitude 142° 09’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 10’ 45” South, Longitude 142° 04’ 45” East, thence westerly along the parallel of Latitude 9° 10’ 45” South to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 142° 00’ 15” East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 30’ South, Longitude 141° 35’ 30” East, thence southwesterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 38’ South, Longitude 141° East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 52’ 30” South, Longitude 140° 30’ 30” East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 9° 52’ South, Longitude 140° 29’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 9° 24’ 30” South, Longitude 140° 49’ 30” East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 9° 23’ South, Longitude 140° 52’ East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line that terminates at a point of Latitude 9° 08’ 08” South, Longitude 141° 01’ 10” East to its intersection by the coastline at mean low water (or, if at any time that last-mentioned rhumb line is not intersected by the coastline at mean low water, then to the point of Latitude 9° 08’ 08” South, Longitude 141° 01’ 10” East, thence northerly along the meridian of Longitude 141° 01’ 10” East to its intersection by the coastline at mean low water), thence along the coastline of the Territory of Papua at mean low water to the point of commencement.”;
and
(e) by omitting the description in full of the area of the Australian Continental Shelf in the second column opposite to the short description “New Guinea Division” and substituting the following description:—
“The area of continental shelf beneath the area of waters bounded by a line commencing at the point of Latitude 2° 35’ 37” South, Longitude 141° East, being the point of intersection of the coastline at mean low water with the meridian of Longitude 141° East, thence northeasterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 2° 08’ 30” South, Longitude 141° 01’ 30” East, thence north-easterly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 1° 04’ South, Longitude 141° 23’ 42” East, thence north-westerly along the rhumb line to a point of Latitude 0° 55’ 54” South, Longitude 141° 20’ 30” East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 0° 47’ North, Longitude 140° 49’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 2° 41’ North, Longitude 140° 46’ East, thence easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 2° 40’ North, Longitude 142° 05’ East, thence easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 2° 44’ North, Longitude 143° 05’ East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 2° 47’ North, Longitude 143° 26’ East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 3° 19’ North, Longitude 145° 10’ East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 3° 23’ North, Longitude 145° 43’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 3° 17’ North, Longitude 146° 38’ East, thence southeasterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 3° 12’ North, Longitude 147° 01’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 2° 41’
North, Longitude 147° 58’ East, thence easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 2° 46’ North, Longitude 150° 22’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 2° 22’ North, Longitude 151° 02’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 0° 19’ South, Longitude 152° 45’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 1° South, Longitude 153° 58’ East, thence easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 1° 05’ South, Longitude 157° 40’ East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 1° 01’ South, Longitude 157° 51’ East, thence north-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 0° 53’ North, Longitude 160° 04’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 0° 15’ North, Longitude 161° 46’ East, thence south-easterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 3° 55’ South, Longitude 163° 58’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 4° 53’ South, Longitude 160° 08’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 4° 46’ South, Longitude 158° 58’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 4° 35’ South, Longitude 158° 12’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 5° 52’ South, Longitude 157° 53’ East, thence westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 5° 51’ South, Longitude 157° 23’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 5° 38’ South, Longitude 156° 32’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 6° 23’ South, Longitude 156° 15’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point which lies 9 3/4 admiralty nautical miles north 23° east true from Cape Friendship, thence southerly along the geodesic to a point which lies 4 admiralty nautical miles south 84° east true from Cape Friendship, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point which lies 2 3/4 admiralty nautical miles south 36° east true from Cape Friendship, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point which lies 2 admiralty nautical miles south 38° east true from the southernmost point of the peninsula which bounds the harbour of Tonolei on the east, thence southerly along the geodesic to a point which lies 3 3/4 admiralty nautical miles south 19° east true from the southernmost point of that peninsula, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point which lies 4 admiralty nautical miles south true from the southernmost point of that peninsula, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point which lies 3 3/4 admiralty nautical miles south 45° west true from the southernmost point of that peninsula, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point which lies 6 admiralty nautical miles south 40° west true from the southernmost point of that peninsula, thence westerly along the geodesic to a point which lies 4 1/2 admiralty nautical miles north 85° east true from Moila Point, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point which lies 4 admiralty nautical miles south 66° east true from Moila Point, thence southwesterly along the geodesic to a point which lies 53 admiralty nautical miles south 53” west true from Moila Point, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point which lies 8 3/4 admiralty nautical miles south 78° west true from Moila Point, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 11’ South, Longitude 155° 27’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 14’ South, Longitude 155° 04’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 27’ South, Longitude 154° 06’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 35’ South, Longitude 153° 48’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitute 7° 18’ South, Longitude 153° 30’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 05’ South, Longitude 153” 30’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 10’ South, Longitude 152° 40’ East, thence westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 13’ South, Longitude 151° 05’ East, thence westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 19’ South, Longitude 150° 25’ East, thence westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 18’ South, Longitude 150° 10’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 22’ South, Longitude 149° 42’ East, thence southwesterly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 31’ South, Longitude 149° 15’ East, thence north-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 16’ South, Longitude 148° 55’ East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 22’ South, Longitude 148° 16’ 45” East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 50’ 45” South, Longitude 148° 06’ 15” East, thence south-westerly along the geodesic to a point of Latitude 7° 59’ 20” South, Longitude 148° 01’ 30” East, thence southwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the coastline at mean low water by the boundary between the Territory of New Guinea and the Territory of Papua, thence along the coastline of the Territory of New Guinea at mean low water to the point of commencement”.