MINERALS (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT 1981
Table of Provisions
- 1 Short title.
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Interpretation
- 4 Adjacent areas
- 5 Spaces above and below adjacent areas
- 6 Extension to certain Territories
- 7 Application of Act
- 8 Establishment of Joint Authorities
- 9 Acting Ministers
- 10 Functions of Joint Authorities
- 11 Procedure of Joint Authorities
- 12 Notification by Designated Authority of decisions by Joint Authority
- 13 Certain Territories
- 14 Application of laws in areas adjacent to States
- 15 Jurisdiction of State courts
- 16 Application of laws in areas adjacent to Territories
- 17 Jurisdiction of Territory courts
- 18 Parts IV and V not affected by this Part
- 19 Designated Authority
- 20 Delegation
- 21 Graticulation of Earth's surface and constitution of blocks
- 22 Reservation of blocks
- 23 Application for permit
- 24 Form of application for permit, &c.
- 25 Grant or refusal of permit
- 26 Rights conferred by permit
- 27 Term of permit
- 28 Application for renewal of permit
- 29 Application for renewal of permit to be in respect of reduced area
- 30 Grant or refusal of renewal of permit
- 31 Application for licence
- 32 Form of application for licence, &c.
- 33 Grant or refusal of licence
- 34 Rights conferred by licence
- 35 Term of licence
- 36 Application for renewal of licence
- 37 Grant or refusal of renewal of licence
- 38 Works to be carried out
- 39 Application for works authority
- 40 Grant of works authority
- 41 Rights conferred by works authority
- 42 Term of works authority
- 43 Register of certain instruments to be kept
- 44 Other matters to be entered in Register
- 45 Creation of interests in permits, &c.
- 46 True consideration to be shown
- 47 Devolution of permits, &c.
- 48 Caveats
- 49 Joint Authority, &c., not concerned with certain matters
- 50 Production and inspection of documents
- 51 Inspection of Register and documents
- 52 Evidentiary provisions
- 53 Appeals
- 54 Joint Authority, &c., not liable to certain actions
- 55 Offences
- 56 Assessment of fee
- 57 Supreme Court
- 58 Information to be furnished
- 59 False or misleading statements, &c.
- 60 Conditions of permit, &c.
- 61 No conditions as to payment of moneys
- 62 Notice of grant of permit, &c., to be published
- 63 Work practices
- 64 Section 63 to have effect subject to this Act, &c.
- 65 Directions
- 66 Compliance with directions
- 67 Exemptions, variations, &c.
- 68 Extension of term of permit where operations delayed, &c.
- 69 Suspension of rights conferred by permit
- 70 Surrender of permit, &c.
- 71 Cancellation of permit, &c.
- 72 Cancellation of permit, &c., not affected by other provisions
- 73 Removal of property, &c.
- 74 Scientific investigations
- 75 Interference with other rights
- 76 Safety zones
- 77 Property in minerals
- 79 Release of information
- 80 Inspectors
- 81 Functions of inspectors
- 82 Designated Authority may require information to be furnished, &c.
- 83 Power to examine on oath or affirmation
- 84 Failure to furnish information, &c.
- 85 Fees received on behalf of Commonwealth
- 86 Payments by Commonwealth to States and Northern Territory
- 87 Publication in Gazette
- 88 Judicial notice
- 89 Service
- 90 Exploration for, and recovery of, minerals
- 91 Continuing offences
- 92 Prosecution of offences
- 93 Orders for forfeiture
- 94 Time for bringing proceedings for offences
- 95 Interpretation
- 96 This Division prevails over other provisions
- 97 Exploration, &c., under prescribed instruments
- 98 Certain portions of blocks to be blocks
- 99 Application for permit, &c.
- 100 Grant of transitional permit, &c.
- 101 Jurisdiction of courts
- 102 Validation of certain acts
- 103 Points, &c., to be ascertained by reference to Australian Geodetic Datum
- 104 Certain points, &c., to be ascertained by other means
- 105 Regulations