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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  

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