Acts Amendment (Australian Datum) Bill 2000
Constitutional Affairs Committee (1989 - 2001)· 10 October 2000general_report
The Constitutional Affairs Committee reviewed the Acts Amendment (Australian Datum) Bill 2000, which facilitates the adoption of the Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA). The Bill amends several Acts to replace references to the Australian Geodetic Datum (AGD) with a datum prescribed by regulations. The Committee recommends that all clauses of the Bill be passed.
Impact
The Bill impacts various sectors relying on accurate geographical data, including fishing, mining, and land administration. It ensures compatibility with modern positioning technologies like GPS and facilitates data exchange. Legal boundaries will not change, but their coordinates may.
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