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OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1999 - SECT 5 Interpretation

OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1999 - SECT 5

Interpretation

5 Interpretation

In this Act:


"appropriate application fee" means the application fee determined from time to time by the Minister, with the concurrence of the Treasurer, for the purposes of the provision in which that term appears.


"approved" means approved by the Minister under section 41.


"associate" has the meaning given by section 26 (1).


"associated agent of a holder" has the meaning given by section 26 (3).


"associated agent of an associated contractor" has the meaning given by section 26 (4).


"associated contractor of a holder" has the meaning given by section 26 (2).


"associated employee of a holder" has the meaning given by section 26 (5).


"associated employee of an associated contractor" has the meaning given by section 26 (6).


"block" means a portion of the coastal waters constituted according to section 17.


"caveat" on a licence means a caveat against:

(a) the registration of dealings in relation to the licence, or
(b) the registration of a person as a holder of the licence under section 340.

"Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of State Revenue.


"coastal waters" has the meaning given by section 16 (1) and (2).


"Commonwealth Act" means the Offshore Minerals Act 1994 of the Commonwealth.


"Commonwealth Minister" means a Minister of State for the Commonwealth.


"compliance inspection" has the meaning given by section 377.


"confidential information" has the meaning given by section 27.


"confidential sample" has the meaning given by section 28.


"consent area" means the block or blocks specified in a special purpose consent.


"dealing" in a licence means a transaction that creates, transfers, affects or otherwise deals with an interest in the licence and includes:
(a) a transfer of the licence, and
(b) a transfer of a share in the licence,
but does not include a document that comes within section 337 (1) other than a document by which a block or a licence is surrendered.


"discrete area" has the meaning given by section 21.


"document file" means a document file kept for the purposes of Part 3.1.


"exploration" has the meaning given by section 23.


"holder of a licence" has the meaning given by section 25 (1).


"hydrocarbon" means a hydrocarbon whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state.


"inspector" means an inspector appointed under section 421.


"interest" , in relation to a licence, includes:
(a) an equitable interest in the licence, and
(b) a security interest in the licence.

"licence" means:
(a) an exploration licence, or
(b) a retention licence, or
(c) a mining licence, or
(d) a works licence.

"licence area" means the block or blocks covered by a licence.


"licence holder" has the meaning given by section 25 (1).


"mineral" has the meaning given by section 22.


"offshore exploration or mining activities" means:
(a) the exploration for minerals in coastal waters, or
(b) the recovery of minerals from coastal waters, or
(c) activities carried out in coastal waters under a works licence.

"offshore mining register" means the register kept for the purposes of Part 3.1.


"petroleum" means:
(a) a hydrocarbon or a mixture of hydrocarbons, or
(b) a mixture of one or more hydrocarbons and one or more of the following:
(i) hydrogen sulphide,
(ii) nitrogen,
(iii) helium,
(iv) carbon dioxide.

"primary payment period" for the provisional grant or provisional renewal of a licence means the period of 30 days after the day on which the applicant is given a written notice:
(a) in the case of the grant of an exploration licence, under section 66, and
(b) in the case of the renewal of an exploration licence, under section 110, and
(c) in the case of the grant of a retention licence, under section 147, and
(d) in the case of the renewal of a retention licence, under section 169, and
(e) in the case of the grant of a mining licence, under section 210, and
(f) in the case of the renewal of a mining licence, under section 246, and
(g) in the case of the grant of a works licence, under section 279, and
(h) in the case of the renewal of a works licence, under section 296.

"provisional holder" means a person who has been provisionally granted a licence.


"recovery" has the meaning given by section 24.


"registered" means registered in the offshore mining register.


"reserved block" means a block that is declared to be reserved under section 18.


"responsible Commonwealth Minister" means the Commonwealth Minister who is responsible for the administration of the Commonwealth Act.


"sample" of the seabed or subsoil includes a core or cutting from the seabed or subsoil.


"secondary payment period" for the provisional grant or provisional renewal of a licence means the period of 30 days after the day on which an extension of the primary payment period for the grant or renewal concerned ends.


"share" in a licence has the meaning given by section 6 (1), (2) and (3).


"special purpose consent" means a consent granted under Part 2.6.


"standard block" has the meaning given by section 19.


"State Minister" means:
(a) a Minister of State for a State, or
(b) a Minister of State for the Northern Territory.

"successor licence" to a licence has the meaning given by section 8.


"surrender day" for an exploration licence means:
(a) the day on which the initial term of the licence ends, or
(b) a day on which the term of a renewal of the licence ends.

"tender block" has the meaning given by section 20.


"transfer" :
(a) when used in relation to a licence, has the meaning given by section 7 (1), and
(b) when used in relation to a share in a licence, has the meaning given by section 7 (2) and (3).

"vary" a licence condition includes revoke or suspend.