Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 57

  (1)   A Joint Authority for a State or Territory (other than the Northern Territory) has, in relation to the offshore area for that State or Territory, the functions and powers that this Act or the regulations confer on a Joint Authority.

  (2)   The Joint Authority for the Principal Northern Territory offshore area has, in relation to that offshore area, the functions and powers that this Act or the regulations confer on a Joint Authority.

  (3)   The Joint Authority for the Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area has, in relation to that offshore area, the functions and powers that this Act or the regulations confer on a Joint Authority.

  (4)   The Joint Authority for the Bayu - Undan pipeline international offshore area has, in relation to that area, the functions and powers relating to petroleum pipelines that the provisions of this Act mentioned in subsection   (6), or regulations made for the purposes of those provisions, confer on a Joint Authority.

  (5)   The Joint Authority for the Greater Sunrise pipeline international offshore area has, in relation to that area, the functions and powers relating to petroleum pipelines that the provisions of this Act mentioned in subsection   (6), or regulations made for the purposes of those provisions, confer on a Joint Authority.

  (6)   For the purposes of subsections   (4) and (5), the provisions are as follows:

  (a)   this Part;

  (b)   Part   2.6;

  (c)   Part   2.10;

  (d)   section   264 so far as it applies because of item   2 of the table in subsection   264(1);

  (e)   Division   1 of Part   2.12;

  (f)   Division   1 of Part   2.13;

  (g)   Part   2.14 except section   279;

  (h)   section   511;

  (i)   Part   6.1;

  (j)   Part   6.2;

  (k)   Part   6.10;

  (l)   Part   6.11;

  (m)   Part   9.4;

  (n)   Part   9.6A;

  (o)   Part   9.8;

  (p)   Part   9.9.