Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 64

Joint Authority for a State (other than Tasmania) or the Northern Territory

  (1)   All courts must take judicial notice of:

  (a)   the signature of a person who is, or has been:

  (i)   a member of the Joint Authority for a State (other than Tasmania) or the Northern Territory; or

  (ii)   a delegate of the Joint Authority for a State (other than Tasmania) or the Northern Territory; and

  (b)   the fact that the person is, or was at a particular time:

  (i)   a member of the Joint Authority for that State or the Northern Territory, as the case may be; or

  (ii)   a delegate of the Joint Authority for that State or the Northern Territory, as the case may be.

Joint Authority for Tasmania

  (1A)   All courts must take judicial notice of:

  (a)   the signature of a person who is, or has been:

  (i)   the Joint Authority for Tasmania; or

  (ii)   a delegate of the Joint Authority for Tasmania; and

  (b)   the fact that the person is, or was at a particular time:

  (i)   the Joint Authority for Tasmania; or

  (ii)   a delegate of the Joint Authority for Tasmania.

Joint Authority for the Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area

  (2)   All courts must take judicial notice of:

  (a)   the signature of a person who is, or has been:

  (i)   the Joint Authority for the Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area; or

  (ii)   a delegate of the Joint Authority for the Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area; and

  (b)   the fact that the person is, or was at a particular time:

  (i)   the Joint Authority for that offshore area; or

  (ii)   a delegate of the Joint Authority for that offshore area.

Joint Authority for an external Territory

  (3)   All courts must take judicial notice of:

  (a)   the signature of a person who is, or has been:

  (i)   the Joint Authority for the offshore area of an external Territory; or

  (ii)   a delegate of the Joint Authority for the offshore area of an external Territory; and

  (b)   the fact that the person is, or was at a particular time:

  (i)   the Joint Authority for that offshore area; or

  (ii)   a delegate of the Joint Authority for that offshore area.

Joint Authority for a pipeline international offshore area

  (3A)   All courts must take judicial notice of:

  (a)   the signature of a person who is, or has been:

  (i)   the Joint Authority for the Bayu - Undan pipeline international offshore area; or

  (ii)   the Joint Authority for the Greater Sunrise pipeline international offshore area; or

  (iii)   a delegate of the Joint Authority mentioned in subparagraph   (i) or (ii); and

  (b)   the fact that the person is, or was at a particular time:

  (i)   the Joint Authority for that area; or

  (ii)   a delegate of the Joint Authority for that area.

Definition

  (4)   In this section:

"court" includes a person authorised to receive evidence:

  (a)   by a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or

  (b)   by consent of parties.