Commonwealth Numbered Acts

MINERALS (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT 1981 No. 81, 1981 - SECT 8

PART II - THE JOINT AUTHORITIES
8. (1) For the purposes of this Act, there is established in respect of the
adjacent area in respect of each State a Joint Authority consisting of the
Commonwealth Minister and the State Minister.

(2) The Joint Authority in respect of the adjacent area in respect of New
South Wales shall be known as the Commonwealth-New South Wales Offshore
Minerals Joint Authority, and the Joint Authority in respect of the adjacent
area in respect of each other State shall have a corresponding name.

(3) For the purposes of this Act, there is established in respect of the
adjacent area in respect of the Northern Territory a Joint Authority
consisting of the Commonwealth Minister and the Territory Minister, and that
Joint Authority shall be known as the Commonwealth-Northern Territory
Off-shore Minerals Joint Authority.