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OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 76

Simplified outline of this Part

  There is:

  (a)   a Cross - boundary Authority for each offshore area of a State; and

  (b)   a Cross - boundary Authority for the Principal Northern Territory offshore area.

  The Cross - boundary Authority for an offshore area of a State is constituted by:

  (a)   the responsible State Minister; and

  (b)   the responsible Commonwealth Minister.

  The Cross - boundary Authority for the Principal Northern Territory offshore area is constituted by:

  (a)   the responsible Northern Territory Minister; and

  (b)   the responsible Commonwealth Minister.

  A Cross - boundary Authority has the functions and powers conferred on the Cross - boundary Authority by this Act or the regulations.

Note:   The main function of a Cross - boundary Authority is to grant cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permits, cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding leases and cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licences.


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