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

May 2014 digital representation of Australia's scheduled and offshore areas as defined under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. The dataset was developed by Geoscience Australia in consultation with other Commonwealth agencies and covers the Australian marine jurisdiction from approximately 8°S to 70°S and 39°E to 174°E. It is provided as an ESRI Geodatabase and REST web service.

Use Cases

• Mapping legal maritime zones for offshore petroleum exploration based on the scheduled areas defined in the Act.
• Analyzing jurisdictional boundaries for environmental regulation and greenhouse gas storage projects.
• Integrating maritime limits with other geospatial data for marine spatial planning.
• Validating the extent of Australia's maritime claims for legal or diplomatic purposes.

Strengths

• Developed by the authoritative national agency Geoscience Australia.
• Covers the entire Australian marine jurisdiction, including external territories.
• Includes technical amendments based on user feedback, such as harmonization in block SC51.

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 2026-05-04 23:23:49.791159; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, in consultation with the Attorney-General's Department, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Australian Hydrographic Office.

Collection Method

Digital delineation of maritime limits and boundaries under legislation.

Time Range

May 2014

Freshness

Currency is May 2014, with a platform update recorded in 2026.

Geography

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