OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1994 - SECT 439 Vesting jurisdiction in State courts
OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1994 - SECT 439
Vesting jurisdiction in State courts(1) Subject to subsection ( 4), the several courts of a State are invested with federal jurisdiction with respect to matters arising under:
(b) the associated revenue Acts; and
(2) Subject to subsection ( 4), jurisdiction is conferred on the several courts of a Territory with respect to matters arising under:
(b) the associated revenue Acts; and
Note: For associated revenue Act see section 4.
(3) Subsections ( 1) and (2) do not apply to matters that arise under the provisions that are applied under Part 5.1.
(4) Jurisdiction is invested or conferred under subsection ( 1) or (2) within the limits (other than limits of locality) of the jurisdiction of the court.
(5) Subsection ( 4) applies to limits as to subject matter or other limits.
(6) For the purposes of this section:
(a) the Northern Territory is not to be treated as though it were a State; and
(i) the Northern Territory ; and
(ii) the external territories to which this Act extends under
section 36.