Australian Maritime Boundary Description Procedures and Technical Advice

Procedures for Describing Maritime Boundaries provide a consistent framework for defining Australia's offshore jurisdiction. The document offers technical advice for geospatial professionals and aims to create legally defensible boundaries to minimize litigation. It is published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-04-10.

Use Cases

• Developing unambiguous maritime boundary descriptions based on the provided technical framework.
• Informing policy negotiations based on the described geospatial issues.
• Creating legally defensible boundary maps to improve administrative oversight.
• Seeking technical guidance for mapping maritime boundaries from referenced authorities.

Strengths

• Document provides a consistent framework for government departments and agencies.
• Includes specific contact information for legal advice from the Office of International Law and technical assistance from Geoscience Australia.
• Last updated date is precisely recorded: 2026-04-10 21:30:05.286054.

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.
• The data format is PDF/HTML, which may require parsing for computational use.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely compiled by government departments for policy and technical guidance.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 21:30:05.286054; freshness should be verified

Geography

Australia's offshore jurisdiction