Western Australian Current Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 2024 - SCHEDULE 6

[r. 139]

1 .         Terms used

                In this Schedule —

        continental shelf has the meaning given in the Seas and Submerged Lands Act section 3(1);

        Petroleum Act means the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (Commonwealth);

        Seas and Submerged Lands Act means the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 (Commonwealth);

        territorial sea has the meaning given in the Seas and Submerged Lands Act section 3(1).

2 .         Adjacent areas defined

        (1)         The adjacent area for New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia or Tasmania is the area described in Schedule 1 to the Petroleum Act in relation to that State that is within the outer limits of the continental shelf, and includes the space above and below that area.

        (2)         The adjacent area for Queensland is —

            (a)         the area described in Schedule 1 to the Petroleum Act in relation to Queensland that is within the outer limits of the continental shelf; and

            (b)         the Coral Sea area (as defined in the Petroleum Act section 8(2)) other than the territorial sea within the Coral Sea area; and

            (c)         the areas within the outer limits of the territorial sea adjacent to certain islands of Queensland as determined by the Proclamation of 4 February 1983 (Proclamation of Outer Limits (Torres Strait)) pursuant to section 7 of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act; and

            (d)         the space above and below the areas described in paragraphs (a) to (c).

        (3)         The adjacent area for Western Australia is the area described in Schedule 1 to the Petroleum Act in relation to Western Australia that —

            (a)         is within the outer limits of the continental shelf; and

            (b)         includes the space above and below that area.

        (4)         The adjacent area for the Northern Territory is —

            (a)         the area described in Schedule 1 to the Petroleum Act in relation to the Northern Territory that is within the outer limits of the continental shelf; and

            (b)         the offshore area for the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (within the meaning of the Petroleum Act section 8(1)) other than the territorial sea within that area; and

            (c)         the space above and below the areas described in paragraphs (a) and (b).

        (5)         The adjacent area for a State does not include any area inside the limits of any other State or Territory.

        (6)         A reference in this clause to the area described in Schedule 1 to the Petroleum Act in relation to a State or Territory is a reference to the scheduled area for that State or Territory within the meaning given in that Schedule.