OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1994 - SECT 15 Effect of change to, or reassessment of the location of, baseline
OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1994 - SECT 15
Effect of change to, or reassessment of the location of, baseline(a) a licence has been granted on the basis that an area is within an offshore area; and
(b) there is a change to the baseline of Australia 's territorial sea or, because new data is obtained or existing data is reconsidered, the location of the baseline is reassessed; and
(c) as a result of the change to, or reassessment of the location of, the baseline, the area ceases to be within an offshore area;
this Act applies as if the area were still within the offshore area.
(2) Subsection ( 1) continues to apply to the area only while the licence (and any successor licence) remains in force.
(a) a State offshore mining licence has been granted on the basis that an area is within the State's coastal waters; and
(b) there is a change to the baseline of Australia 's territorial sea or, because new data is obtained or existing data is reconsidered, the location of the baseline is reassessed; and
(c) as a result of the change to, or reassessment of the location of, the baseline, the area:
(i) ceases to be within the State's coastal waters; and
(ii) falls within an offshore area;
this Act does not apply to the area.
(4) Subsection ( 3) continues to apply to the area only while the State offshore mining licence (and any successor licence) remains in force.
"State offshore mining licence" means a licence granted under State law that authorises the holder to:
(a) explore for or recover minerals (other than petroleum) in the seabed or subsoil under the State's coastal waters; or
(b) carry out related activities.
"successor licence" to a State offshore mining licence is a licence that is a
successor licence to that licence for the purposes of State law.