Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 - Australian Maritime Boundaries 20

Geoscience Australia developed this digital representation of scheduled and offshore areas defined under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. The data covers the Australian marine jurisdiction, including waters adjacent to the mainland, offshore islands, and External Territories, with a geographical extent from approximately 8°S to 70°S and 39°E to 174°E. This version, AMB2014a, includes technical amendments based on user feedback and was published in May 2014.

Use Cases

• Delineating offshore petroleum exploration zones based on the scheduled areas defined in the Act.
• Mapping maritime jurisdictional limits for legal or regulatory compliance based on the digital boundaries.
• Integrating maritime zone data with other marine spatial datasets for comprehensive planning.
• Visualizing Australia's maritime claims and offshore areas for educational or reference purposes.

Strengths

• Developed by Geoscience Australia in consultation with other Commonwealth agencies like the Attorney-General's Department.
• Provides a defined geographical coverage for the entire Australian marine jurisdiction.
• Includes technical amendments (e.g., in block SC51) made based on user feedback.

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 2026-04-10 20:24:49.589762; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Primary delineation of Australia's domestic and international maritime limits and boundaries.

Time Range

Currency: May 2014.

Freshness

Currency: May 2014.

Geography

Australian marine jurisdiction, including mainland, offshore islands, and External Territories, approximately 8°S to 70°S and 39°E to 174°E.