Place:Jervis Bay, Australia

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NameJervis Bay
TypeTerritory
Coordinates35.167°S 150.667°E
Located inAustralia
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Greenpatch
Jervis Bay Village
Wreck Bay Village
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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The Jervis Bay Territory is an internal territory of Australia. It was established in 1915 from part of New South Wales, in order to enable the landlocked Australian Capital Territory (ACT) access to the sea.

It was administered by the Department of the Interior (and later by the Department of the Capital Territory) as if it were part of the ACT, although it has always been a separate Commonwealth territory. The perception that it is part of the ACT stems from the fact that under the terms of the Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915, the laws of the ACT apply to the Jervis Bay Territory. In 1989, when the ACT achieved self-government, the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories took over responsibility for the JBT's administration, and it has since been administered by various Commonwealth departments responsible for territories.

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