Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN ENERGY MARKET AMENDMENT (GAS LEGISLATION) ACT 2007 (NO. 45, 2007) - SCHEDULE 2

Australian Energy Market Act 2004

1  Subsection 3(1) (definition of coastal waters )

Omit "area described in Schedule 2 to the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 under the heading", substitute "scheduled area (within the meaning of the Offshore Petroleum Act 2006 )".

2  Subsection 3(1) (definition of offshore Western Australian pipeline )

Omit "adjacent area", substitute "offshore area".

3  Paragraph 11A(1)(a)

Omit "adjacent area" (wherever occurring), substitute "offshore area".

Note 1:    The heading to section 11A is altered by omitting " adjacent areas " and substituting " offshore areas ".

Note 2:    The heading to section 11B is altered by omitting " adjacent areas " and substituting " offshore areas ".

4  Paragraph 11J(a)

Omit "adjacent area", substitute "offshore area".

Note 1:    The heading to section 11J is altered by omitting " adjacent area " and substituting " offshore area ".

Note 2:    The heading to section 11K is altered by omitting " adjacent area " and substituting " offshore area ".

Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

5  Section 69

Repeal the section.

6  Section 178

Omit:

7  Section 192

Repeal the section.

8  Section 227 (table item 9)

Repeal the item.

Offshore Petroleum (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Act 2006

9  Item 4 of Schedule 2 (note 3)

Repeal the note.

[ Minister's second reading speech made in--

House of Representatives on 29 November 2006

Senate on 22 March 2007 ]