Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 611J

Enforceable provisions and authorised persons

  (1)   The provisions listed in the table in this section are enforceable under Part   7 of the Regulatory Powers Act.

Note:   Part   7 of the Regulatory Powers Act creates a framework for using injunctions to enforce provisions.

  (2)   The following table has effect.

 

Enforceable provisions and authorised persons
Item	For the purposes of Part   7 of the Regulatory Powers Act , each of the following persons ...	is an authorised person in relation to the following provisions in this Act (to the extent indicated) ...
1	The responsible Commonwealth Minister	(a) subsection   97(1); (b) subsection   160(1); (c) subsection   193(1); (d) subsection   210(1); (e) subsection   227(5); (f) subsections   575(1), (2), (3), (3A), (3B) and (3C), in relation to a direction given by that Minister (see section   574A); (g) subsection   576(1) in relation to a direction given by that Minister (see section   574A); (h) subsection   587B(1) in relation to a direction given by that Minister (see sections   586A and 587A); (ha) subsection   733B(4); (hb) subsection   733B(5); (i) subsections   758(1) and (3); (j) subsections   759(4) and (4A); (k) section   764; (l) section   765.
2	The Secretary	Subsection   780F(5).
3	The Chief Executive Officer of NOPSEMA	(a) subsection   280(2); (b) subsections   286A(2), (3), (4) and (5); (ba) subsections   452A(2), (3), (4) and (5); (c) subsection   569(1); (d) subsection   571(2); (e) subsections   572(2) and (3), to the extent those subsections apply in relation to petroleum titles; (f) subsections   575(1), (2), (3), (3A), (3B) and (3C), in relation to a direction given by NOPSEMA (see section   574); (g) subsection   576(1), in relation to a direction given by NOPSEMA (see section   574); (h) subsection   576D(1); (i) subsection   587B(1) in relation to a direction given by NOPSEMA (see sections   586 and 587); (j) subsection   602K(5); (k) subsection   603(1); (l) subsections   616(3), (5), (7) and (9); (m) subsections   619(1), (3), (5) and (7);
		(n) subsections   620(2), (3), (4) and (5); (o) subsections   621(3), (4), (7), (9), (10), (11) and (12); (p) subclauses   6(1) and (2) of Schedule   2A; (q) subclause   7(3) of Schedule   2A; (r) subclause   8(5) of Schedule   2A; (s) subclause   10(7) of Schedule   2A; (t) subclause   11A(6) of Schedule   2A; (u) subclause   11D(2) of Schedule   2A; (v) subclauses   12(1), (1A), (2), (2A) and (3) of Schedule   2A; (va) subclauses   6(1) and (2) of Schedule   2B; (vb) subclause   7(3) of Schedule   2B; (vc) subclause   8(5) of Schedule   2B; (vd) subclause   10(7) of Schedule   2B; (ve) subclause   12(6) of Schedule   2B; (vf) subclause   15(2) of Schedule   2B; (vg) subclauses   16(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of Schedule   2B; (w) subclauses   6(1) and (2) of Schedule   3; (x) subclauses   9(1), 10(1), 11(1), 12(1) and (2), 13(1), 13A(1) and (2), 14(1) and 15(1) of Schedule   3; (y) subclauses   54(1) and (1A) of Schedule   3; (z) subclause   73(3) of Schedule   3; (za) subclauses   74(5) and (7) of Schedule   3; (zb) subclause   76(7) of Schedule   3; (zc) subclause   77(7) of Schedule   3; (zd) subclause   78A(1) of Schedule   3; (ze) subclauses   79(1), (1A), (2) and (3) of Schedule   3;
		(zf) subclauses   82(1) and (6) of Schedule   3; (zg) subclause   83(1) of Schedule   3; (zh) subclause   86(1) of Schedule   3; (zi) subclause   87(1) and (2) of Schedule   3; (zj) subclause   88(1) of Schedule   3.
4	The Titles Administrator	(a) subsections   228(1) and (1A); (b) subsection   249(1); (c) subsection   284(2); (d) subsections   286A(2), (3), (4) and (5); (da) subsections   452A(2), (3), (4) and (5); (e) subsections   507(4), (5) and (5A); (f) subsections   508(4), (5) and (5A); (g) subsections   509(4), (6) and (6A); (h) subsection   512(1); (i) section   513; (j) subsection   514(1); (k) subsection   568(2); (l) subsections   697(3) and (3B); (m) subsections   699(5) and (5A); (n) section   705; (o) section   706; (p) section   707.

Relevant court

  (3)   For the purposes of Part   7 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of the following courts is a relevant court in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsection   (1):

  (a)   the Federal Court;

  (b)   the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division   2);

  (c)   the Supreme Court of a State or Territory.

Consent injunctions

  (4)   A relevant court may grant an injunction under Part   7 of the Regulatory Powers Act in relation to a provision mentioned in subsection   (1) by consent of all the parties to proceedings brought under that Part, whether or not the court is satisfied that section   121 of that Act applies.

Extension to offshore areas

  (5)   Part   7 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsection   (1), extends to each offshore area.

Extension to external Territories etc.

  (6)   Part   7 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsection   (1), extends to each external Territory referred to in section   34.