Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 - Australian Maritime Boundaries 20
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Description
Geoscience Australia's Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014a dataset is a digital representation of scheduled and offshore areas defined under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. The data covers the entire Australian marine jurisdiction, including waters adjacent to the mainland, offshore islands, and External Territories, with coordinates in the GDA94 datum. This version, published in May 2014, incorporates technical amendments based on user feedback.
Use Cases
Mapping offshore petroleum exploration zones based on the scheduled areas defined in the Act.
Analyzing maritime jurisdictional extents for legal or regulatory compliance based on the defined maritime zones.
Integrating maritime boundaries with other marine spatial data for environmental or resource planning.
Visualizing the harmonized maritime boundaries and graticular blocks in the SC51 region for technical reference.
Strengths
Data is produced by Geoscience Australia in consultation with other Commonwealth agencies like the Attorney-General's Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Coverage is comprehensive for Australia's marine jurisdiction, spanning approximately 8°S to 70°S latitude and 39°E to 174°E longitude.
The dataset is a GIS product provided in an ESRI Geodatabase format, suitable for professional geospatial analysis.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last updated 2026-06-05 07:59:31.014333; freshness should be verified for current legal applications.
Provenance
Source
Geoscience Australia, developed in consultation with the Attorney-General's Department, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Australian Hydrographic Office.
Collection Method
Delineation of Australia's domestic and international maritime limits and boundaries.
Time Range
Currency date is May 2014.
Freshness
Data currency is May 2014, with a platform record update in June 2026.
Geography
Australian marine jurisdiction, including mainland, offshore islands, and External Territories, approximately 8°S to 70°S and 39°E to 174°E.
In the event of an inconsistency between this digital data and the limits under the legislation, the latter prevails.