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OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 695B

Functions of the Titles Administrator

  (1)   The Titles Administrator has the following functions:

  (a)   to provide information, assessments, analysis, reports, advice and recommendations to the responsible Commonwealth Minister in relation to the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of a Joint Authority;

  (b)   to provide information, assessments, analysis, reports, advice and recommendations to the responsible State Minister, or responsible Northern Territory Minister, of a Joint Authority, as the case may be, in relation to the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of the Joint Authority;

  (ba)   to provide information, assessments, analysis, reports, advice and recommendations to the responsible Commonwealth Minister in relation to the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of a Cross - boundary Authority;

  (bb)   to provide information, assessments, analysis, reports, advice and recommendations to the responsible State Minister, or responsible Northern Territory Minister, of a Cross - boundary Authority, as the case may be, in relation to the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of the Cross - boundary Authority;

  (c)   to provide information, assessments, analysis, reports, advice and recommendations to the responsible Commonwealth Minister in relation to the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of the responsible Commonwealth Minister under this Act or the regulations (other than in his or her capacity as, or as a member of, a Joint Authority or a Cross - boundary Authority);

  (d)   to provide information, assessments, analysis, reports, advice and recommendations to:

  (i)   the State Petroleum Minister (within the meaning of Part   6.9) in relation to the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of the State Petroleum Minister under the State PSLA (within the meaning of Part   6.9); and

  (ii)   the Northern Territory Petroleum Minister (within the meaning of Part   6.9) in relation to the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of the Northern Territory Petroleum Minister under the Territory PSLA (within the meaning of Part   6.9);

  (e)   to cooperate with NOPSEMA in matters relating to the administration and enforcement of this Act and the regulations;

  (f)   to cooperate with:

  (i)   other Commonwealth agencies or authorities having functions relating to regulated operations (within the meaning of Part   6.9); and

  (ii)   State and Northern Territory agencies or authorities having functions relating to regulated operations (within the meaning of Part   6.9);

  (g)   such other functions as are conferred on the Titles Administrator by or under this Act;

  (h)   the functions conferred on the Titles Administrator by or under a State PSLA (within the meaning of Part   6.9) or the Territory PSLA (within the meaning of Part   6.9), so long as each function substantially corresponds to a function conferred on the Titles Administrator by or under this Act;

  (i)   to do anything incidental to or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions.

Note:   Other functions conferred on the Titles Administrator by or under this Act include:

(a)   keeping registers of titles under Chapters   4 and 5; and

(b)   data and information management under Chapters   7 and 8.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) does not authorise the Titles Administrator to perform a function mentioned in paragraph   (1)(d) or (h) in relation to a State PSLA (within the meaning of Part   6.9) or the Territory PSLA (within the meaning of Part   6.9) unless there is in force an agreement between:

  (a)   the Titles Administrator on behalf of the Commonwealth; and

  (b)   the State Petroleum Minister (within the meaning of Part   6.9) of the State, or the Northern Territory Petroleum Minister (within the meaning of Part   6.9), as the case may be;

in relation to the performance of the function.

  (3)   An agreement under subsection   (2):

  (a)   may deal with the fees payable by the State or Territory to the Titles Administrator, on behalf of the Commonwealth, for the performance of those functions; and

  (b)   must be approved in writing by the responsible Commonwealth Minister.


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