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

Updated on 09 August 2007

    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 Procedure 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.

    Upon completion of the consideration of the submission, the Commission shall make recommendations in accordance with article 76 of the Convention. Article 76, paragraph 8, stipulates that the limits of the shelf established by a coastal State on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission shall be final and binding. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall then give due publicity to limits thus established.

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