Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 56

  (1)   For the purposes of this Act, there is a Joint Authority for each offshore area.

State

  (2)   The Joint Authority for an offshore area of a State (other than Tasmania) is constituted by:

  (a)   the responsible State Minister; and

  (b)   the responsible Commonwealth Minister;

and is to be known as the Commonwealth - [name of State] Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority.

  (2A)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister is the Joint Authority for the offshore area of Tasmania. That Joint Authority is to be known as the Commonwealth - Tasmania Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority.

  (3)   The Joint Authority for an offshore area of a State is taken to be the Joint Authority for the State.

Principal Northern Territory offshore area

  (4)   The Joint Authority for the Principal Northern Territory offshore area is constituted by:

  (a)   the responsible Northern Territory Minister; and

  (b)   the responsible Commonwealth Minister;

and is to be known as the Commonwealth - Northern Territory Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority.

  (5)   The Commonwealth - Northern Territory Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority is taken to be the Joint Authority for the Northern Territory.

Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area

  (6)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister is the Joint Authority for the Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area. That Joint Authority is to be known as the Greater Sunrise Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority.

  (7)   The Greater Sunrise Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority is taken not to be the Joint Authority for the Northern Territory.

External Territories

  (8)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister is the Joint Authority for the offshore area of each of the following external Territories:

  (a)   Norfolk Island;

  (b)   the Territory of Christmas Island;

  (c)   the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands;

  (d)   the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands;

  (e)   the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands;

and such a Joint Authority is to be known as the [name of Territory] Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority.

Note:   For example, the Joint Authority for the offshore area of the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands is to be known as the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority.

  (9)   The Joint Authority for the offshore area of an external Territory is taken to be the Joint Authority for that Territory.

Bayu - Undan pipeline international offshore area

  (10)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister is the Joint Authority for the Bayu - Undan pipeline international offshore area. That Joint Authority is to be known as the Bayu - Undan Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority.

Note:   Under section   8A, the Bayu - Undan pipeline international offshore area is treated like an offshore area for the purposes of many provisions of this Act so far as they relate to petroleum pipelines.

Greater Sunrise pipeline international offshore area

  (11)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister is the Joint Authority for the Greater Sunrise pipeline international offshore area. That Joint Authority is to be known as the Greater Sunrise Pipeline Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority.

Note:   Under section   8A, the Greater Sunrise pipeline international offshore area (if declared) is treated like an offshore area for the purposes of many provisions of this Act so far as they relate to petroleum pipelines.