Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1996 No. 85 OFFSHORE MINERALS (DATA LODGMENT AND REPORTING) REGULATIONS - REG 3

3. In these Regulations:

"Act" means the Offshore Minerals Act 1994;

"environmental data" means baseline data relating to the physical and
biological environment in a licence area at the start of a report period;

"exploration report" means a report in accordance with regulation 4;

"geological data" includes:

   (a)  geological maps, profiles and drill logs prepared in connection with
        geological exploration; and

   (b)  the results of geotechnical, geochemical, geophysical, mineralogical
        and sedimentological investigation undertaken on samples;

"geophysical data" includes:

   (a)  bathymetric, gravitational, magnetic, navigational and seismic
        measurements; and

   (b)  data collected by means of sidescan sonar, sidescan radar, or a
        sub-bottom profiler;

"relevant Designated Authority", in relation to a licence, means the
Designated Authority for the offshore area in which the licence area is
located;

"report period", in relation to a licence, means:

   (a)  the period of 1 year beginning on:

        (i)    the day on which the licence is provisionally granted or
               renewed, as the case may be; or

        (ii)   subsequently-the latest anniversary of the day referred to in
               subparagraph (i); or

   (b)  if the licence will cease to be in force before the end of 1 year
        after a day referred to in subparagraph (a) (i) or (ii)-the period
        beginning on that day and ending on the last day the licence is in
        force. (NOTE: Unless the contrary intention appears, words and
        expressions used both in the Act and in these Regulations have the
        same meaning in these Regulations as in the Act: see paragraph 46 (1)
        (a) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.)