Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)
Outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines:
Submissions to the Commission: Submission by Australia

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    On 15 November 2004, Australia made a submission through the Secretary-General to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, pursuant to article 76, paragraph 8, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. It is noted that the Convention entered into force for Australia on 16 November 1994.

    The submission contains the information on the proposed outer limits of the continental shelf of Australia beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.

    In accordance with the Rules of Procedures of the Commission, the Secretary-General notified the Commission and all States Members of the United Nations, including States Parties to the Convention, of the receipt of the submission, and makes public hereby the executive summary of the submission, including all charts and coordinates contained in that summary. The consideration of the submission was included in the provisional agenda of the fifteenth session of the Commission to be held in New York from 4 to 22 April 2005.

    For information on the progress of work in the Commission, please refer to the Statements of the Chairman.

    On 9 April 2008, the Commission adopted the “Recommendations of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in regard to the submission made by Australia on 15 November 2004 on information on the proposed outer limits of its continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles”. Pursuant to article 6, paragraph 3, of annex II to the Convention, the recommendations were submitted in writing to the coastal State and to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

    At its twenty-second session, the Commission adopted the summary containing excerpts of the recommendations of the Commission in relation to the submission made by Australia on 15 November 2004.

Recommendations (9 April 2008)

   Pursuant to the Rules of Procedures of the Commission, the Recommendations of the Commission, including their summary are hereby made public.

Submission (2004)

Note:
The designations employed in the submissions, including description of the areas, are as contained in the communications from submitting States or in the executive summaries. Their listing on this web site and the presentation of material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.