Australian Maritime Boundary Description Procedures

Australia's Procedures for Describing Maritime Boundaries document provides unambiguous descriptions for government departments and agencies. It offers technical advice for geospatial professionals and a framework for policy makers to define legally defensible boundaries. The document is maintained by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Define legally defensible maritime boundaries based on the unambiguous description framework.
• Map maritime boundaries based on the technical advice provided for geospatial professionals.
• Negotiate maritime boundaries based on the geospatial issues outlined for policy makers.
• Improve administration of offshore jurisdiction based on the consistent framework for government agencies.

Strengths

• Document provides unambiguous descriptions for maritime boundaries.
• Framework is designed to be legally defensible and minimize litigation.
• Technical advice is provided for geospatial professionals.
• Contact information for legal and technical assistance is included.

Limitations

• Metadata completeness is limited; column-level documentation is absent.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 05:07:09.840582; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia