Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1992 - SECT 17A

             (1)  Subject to subsection (2), this Act applies in relation to the Western Greater Sunrise area as if references in this Act to Australia, when used in a geographical sense, included references to the Western Greater Sunrise area.

             (2)  The extended application given to this Act by subsection (1) extends only in relation to:

                     (a)  acts, matters and things directly or indirectly connected with exploration of, or exploitation of the resources of, either or both of the Greater Sunrise unit reservoirs; and

                     (b)  acts done by or in relation to, and matters, circumstances and things affecting, any person who is in the Western Greater Sunrise area for a reason directly or indirectly connected with such exploration or exploitation.

             (3)  In this section:

"Greater Sunrise unit reservoirs" has the same meaning as in the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 .

"Western Greater Sunrise area" has the same meaning as in the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 .