Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) In this section, "relevant Minister" means the Minister for the time being administering the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 .
(2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act but subject to sub-section (4), the relevant Minister—
(a) has direct and primary concern and responsibility for the administration of this Act with respect to activities carried out under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 of the Commonwealth or the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 ; and
(b) may exercise for that purpose all the powers and functions of the Minister or Authority under this Act or the regulations.
(3) For the purposes only of sub-section (2), this section applies as if a reference in this Act or the regulations—
(a) to the Minister were a reference to the relevant Minister; and
(b) to the Authority were a reference to the Secretary to the Department of Primary Industries; and
(c) to an officer or employee of the Authority were a reference to a person employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004 by the Department Head (within the meaning of that Act) of the Department of Primary Industries.
(4) Sub-section (2) does not apply to any power, function or responsibility of the Minister relating to compliance codes or to the making of regulations.