Commonwealth Numbered Acts

MINERALS (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT 1981 No. 81, 1981 - SECT 19

PART IV - MINING
Division 1 - Preliminary
19. (1) For the purposes of this Act, there shall be, in respect of each
adjacent area, a Designated Authority.

(2) The Designated Authority in respect of the adjacent area in respect of a
State is the State Minister.

(3) The functions and powers of a State Minister as Designated Authority may
be performed and exercised by another State Minister acting for and on behalf
of that Minister.

(4) The Designated Authority in respect of the adjacent area in respect of a
Territory referred to in section 6 is the Minister.

(5) The Designated Authority in respect of the adjacent area in respect of the
Northern Territory is the Northern Territory Minister.

(6) The functions and powers of the Northern Territory Minister as
Designated Authority may be performed and exercised by another Northern
Territory Minister acting for and on behalf of that Minister.