Commonwealth Numbered Acts

OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1994 No. 28, 1994 - SECT 36

36. This Act extends to the following external territories:

   (a)  the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands;

   (b)  Norfolk Island;

   (c)  the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands;

   (d)  Christmas Island;

   (e)  the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands;

   (f)  the Coral Sea Islands Territory. Note 1: This Act treats the Coral Sea
        Islands Territory offshore area as part of Queensland's offshore area.
        Note 2: This Act operates in a Commonwealth-State offshore area on the
        basis of shared administration between the Commonwealth and the State
        and this involves sharing powers between Designated Authorities and
        Joint Authorities. In external territory offshore areas, the
        responsible Commonwealth Minister exercises all the powers and
        therefore has both Designated Authority powers and Joint Authority
        powers. When the Commonwealth-State offshore area regime requires
        communication and consultation between Designated Authorities and
        Joint Authorities, this Act contains special provisions dealing with
        external territory offshore areas (see, for example, section 64). Note
        3: This Act provides for review of the decisions of the Designated
        Authority in relation to external territory offshore areas (see Part
        4.3).