Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT - NOTES

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT

As in force at 25 November 2011

Table of provisions

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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This reprint shows the Act as in force at 25 November 2011. Any amendments that commence after that date are not included.

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PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT

PREAMBLE

WHEREAS in accordance with international law Australia as a coastal State has sovereign rights over the continental shelf beyond the limits of Australian territorial waters for the purpose of exploring it and exploiting its natural resources:

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AND WHEREAS by the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 of the Commonwealth it is declared and enacted that the sovereignty in respect of the territorial sea of Australia and in respect of the airspace over it and in respect of its sea-bed and subsoil, and the sovereignty in respect of certain internal waters of Australia and in respect of the airspace over those waters and in respect of the sea-bed and subsoil beneath those waters, it is vested in and exercisable by the Crown in right of the Commonwealth:

AND WHEREAS the Parliaments of the States and the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory have certain legislative powers in respect of the sea-bed and subsoil referred to in the last preceding recital and the Parliament of the Commonwealth has vested in the Crown in right of each of the States and the Crown in right of the Northern Territory certain proprietary rights in respect of that sea-bed and subsoil:

AND WHEREAS it has been agreed between the Commonwealth, the States and the Northern Territory that, in place of the scheme provided for by an Agreement between the Commonwealth and the States dated 16 October 1967:

        (a) legislation of the Parliament of the Commonwealth in respect of the exploration for and the exploitation of the petroleum resources of submerged lands should be limited to the resources of lands beneath waters that are beyond the outer limits of the territorial sea adjacent to the States and the Northern Territory (being outer limits based, unless and until otherwise agreed, on the breadth of that sea being 3 nautical miles), and that the States and the Northern Territory should share in the administration of that legislation;

        (b) legislation of the Parliament of each State should apply in respect of the exploration for and the exploitation of the petroleum resources of such part of the submerged lands in an area adjacent to the State as is on the landward side of the waters referred to in paragraph (a);

        (c) legislation of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory should apply in respect of the exploration for and the exploitation of the petroleum resources of such part of the submerged lands in an area adjacent to the Northern Territory as is on the landward side of the waters referred to in paragraph (a); and

        (d) the Commonwealth, the States and the Northern Territory should endeavour to maintain, as far as practicable, common principles, rules and practices in the regulation and control of the exploration for and the exploitation of the petroleum resources of all the submerged lands referred to above that are on the seaward side of the inner limits of the territorial sea of Australia.

Division 1 Interpretation, application and construction of Act

ENDNOTES

1     KEY

Key to abbreviations

amd = amended                 od = order
app = appendix                 om = omitted
bl = by-law                     pt = Part
ch = Chapter                     r = regulation/rule
cl = clause                     rem = remainder
div = Division                     renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired                 rep = repealed
f = forms                     s = section
Gaz = Gazette                     sch = Schedule
hdg = heading                     sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted                     SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title                     sub = substituted

nc = not commenced                

2     LIST OF LEGISLATION

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 (Act No. 50, 1982)
Assent date	20 August 1983
Commenced	14 February 1983 (Cth Gaz 1983, No. S29, p 1)
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 1985 (Act No. 23, 1985)
Assent date	24 May 1985
Commenced	1 July 1985 (s 2)
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 1986 (Act No. 6, 1986)
Assent date	19 May 1986
Commenced	3 September 1986 (Gaz G35, 3 September 1986, p 6)
Companies and Securities (Consequential Amendments) Act 1986 (Act No. 18, 1986)
Assent date	30 June 1986
Commenced	1 July 1986 (s 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 1986 (Act No. 64, 1986)
Assent date	19 December 1986
Commenced	19 December 1986
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 1989 (Act No. 19, 1989)
Assent date	15 June 1989
Commenced	2 August 1989 (Gaz G30, 2 August 1989, p 5)
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 1990 (Act No. 59, 1990)
Assent date	14 December 1990
Commenced	1 January 1991 (s 2, s 2 Corporations (NT) Act 1990 (Act No. 56, 1990) and Gaz S76, 21 December 1990)
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 1991 (Act No. 51, 1991)
Assent date	26 September 1991
Commenced	18 December 1991 (Gaz G50, 18 December 1991, p 3)
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 1994 (Act No. 69, 1994)
Assent date	15 December 1994
Commenced	15 December 1994
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 1995 (Act No. 40, 1995)
Assent date	29 September 1995
Commenced	19 December 1995 (Gaz S43, 19 December 1995)
Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 17, 1996)
Assent date	19 April 1996
Commenced	1 July 1996 (s 2, s 2 Sentencing Act 1995 (Act No. 39, 1995) and Gaz S15, 13 June 1996)
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 1998 (Act No. 54, 1998)
Assent date	28 August 1998
Commenced	1 October 1998 (Gaz S37, 1 October 1998)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1998 (Act No. 92, 1998)
Assent date	11 December 1998
Commenced	11 December 1998
Lands and Mining (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998 (Act No. 93, 1998)
Assent date	23 December 1998
Commenced	1 October 1998 (s 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 1999 (Act No. 27, 1999)
Assent date	18 June 1999
Commenced	18 June 1999
Law of Property (Consequential Amendments) Act 2000 (Act No. 46, 2000)
Assent date	12 September 2000
Commenced	1 December 2000 (s 2, s 2 Law of Property Act 2000 (Act No. 1, 2000) and Gaz G38, 27 September 2000, p 2)
Corporations Reform (Consequential Amendments NT) Act 2001 (Act No. 17, 2001)
Assent date	29 June 2001
Commenced	15 July 2001 (s 2, s 2 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth Act No. 50, 2001) and Cth Gaz S285, 13 July 2001)
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 2002 (Act No. 75, 2002)
Assent date	11 December 2002
Commenced	1 May 2003 (Gaz G17, 30 April 2003, p 3)
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 2004 (Act No. 62, 2004)
Assent date	3 December 2004
Commenced	1 January 2005 (s 2)
Petroleum (Submerged lands) Amendment Act 2005 (Act No. 43, 2005)
Assent date	14 December 2005
Commenced	7 February 2007 (s 2 and item 1 of sch 1 to Cth Act No. 47, 2004)
National Gas (Northern Territory) Act 2008 (Act No. 16, 2008)
Assent date	24 June 2008
Commenced	1 July 2008 (Gaz S32, 1 July 2008)
Financial Management Amendment Act 2009 (Act No. 15, 2009)
Assent date	18 June 2009
Commenced	18 June 2009
Statute Law Revision Act 2009 (Act No. 25, 2009)
Assent date	1 September 2009
Commenced	16 September 2009 (Gaz G37, 16 September 2009, p 3)
Statute Law Revision Act 2010 (Act No. 29, 2010)
Assent date	9 September 2010
Commenced	13 October 2010 (Gaz G41, 13 October 2010, p 2)
Personal Property Securities (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010 (Act No. 30, 2010)
Assent date	9 September 2010
Commenced	ss 58 to 60: nc; rem: 25 November 2011 (Gaz S68, 25 November 2011)
Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 40, 2010)
Assent date	18 November 2010
Commenced	1 March 2011 (s 2, s 2 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations Act 2010 (Act No. 39, 2010) and Gaz G7, 16 February 2011, p 4)

3     SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
ss 15 and 17 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 1986 (Act No. 6, 1986)
s 8 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 1989 (Act No. 19, 1989)
s 40 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 1995 (Act No. 40, 1995)

s 52 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 2002 (Act No. 75, 2002)

4     LIST OF AMENDMENTS
Preamble     amd No. 40, 1995, s 4
ss 2 – 3     rep No. 75, 2002, s 4
s 4     amd No. 23, 1985, s 4; No. 6, 1986, ss 4 and 34; No. 40, 1995, s 5; No. 54, 1998, s 4; No. 93, 1998, s 260; No. 75, 2002, s 5; No. 62, 2004, s 4; No. 29, 2010, s 7
s 6A     ins No. 62, 2004, s 5
s 7     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34
ss 8 – 9     rep No. 75, 2002, s 6
pt I
div 2 hdg     sub No. 43, 2005, s 4
s 10     sub No. 75, 2002, s 7
    amd No. 43, 2005, s 5
s 13     amd No. 43, 2005, s 6
s 14     amd No. 43, 2005, s 7
s 15     amd No. 43, 2005, s 8
pt 1
div 3 hdg     ins No. 54, 1998, s 5
ss 15A – 15C     ins No. 54, 1998, s 5
s 18     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34
s 18A     ins No. 69, 1994, s 2
s 19     amd No. 40, 1995, s 6; No. 75, 2002, s 8
s 20     amd No. 19, 1989, s 4
s 21     amd No. 51, 1991, s 4
s 22     amd No. 40, 1995, s 7
s 23     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 19, 1989, s 5
s 24     amd No. 51, 1991, s 5
s 25     amd No. 40, 1995, s 8
s 26     amd No. 40, 1995, s 9
s 27     amd No. 40, 1995, s 10
s 29     amd No. 23, 1985, s 5
s 30     amd No. 51, 1991, s 6
s 32     amd No. 51, 1991, s 7; No. 40, 1995, s 11
s 34     amd No. 75, 2002, s 9
s 35     amd No. 75, 2002, s 10
s 36     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34
    sub No. 19, 1989, s 6
s 37     amd No. 23, 1985, s 6
    sub No. 19, 1989, s 6
s 38     amd No. 19, 1989, s 11
pt II
div 2A hdg     ins No. 6, 1986, s 5
s 38A     ins No. 6, 1986, s 5
    amd No. 51, 1991, s 8
s 38B     ins No. 6, 1986, s 5
    amd No. 40, 1995, s 12
s 38BA     ins No. 51, 1991, s 9
ss 38C – 38E     ins No. 6, 1986, s 5
s 38F     ins No. 6, 1986, s 5
    amd No. 51, 1991, s 10
s 38G     ins No. 6, 1986, s 5
    amd No. 51, 1991, s 11; No. 40, 1995, s 13
s 38H     ins No. 6, 1986, s 5
s 38J     ins No. 6, 1986, s 5
    amd No. 75, 2002, s 11
s 38K     ins No. 6, 1986, s 5
    amd No. 75, 2002, s 12
s 39     amd No. 75, 2002, s 13
s 40     amd No. 6, 1986, s 6; No. 19, 1989, s 11; No. 51, 1991, s 12
s 40A     ins No. 6, 1986, s 7
    amd No. 51, 1991, s 13
s 41     amd No. 6, 1986, s 8; No. 51, 1991, s 14
s 43     amd No. 6, 1986, s 9; No. 40, 1995, s 14
s 44     amd No. 23, 1985, s 7; No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 40, 1995, s 15
s 44A     ins No. 51, 1991, s 15
s 45     amd No. 23, 1985, s 8
s 46     amd No. 23, 1985, s 9; No. 6, 1986, ss 10 and 34; No. 19, 1989, s 11
s 47     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 19, 1989, s 7
s 48     amd No. 19, 1989, s 11; No. 51, 1991, s 16
s 49     amd No. 19, 1989, s 11; No. 40, 1995, s 16
s 50     amd No. 40, 1995, s 17
s 51     amd No. 23, 1985, s 10; No. 51, 1991, s 17; No. 40, 1995, s 18
s 53     amd No. 23, 1985, s 11
s 54     amd No. 23, 1985, s 12; No. 51, 1991, s 18
s 55     amd No. 51, 1991, s 19; No. 40, 1995, s 19
s 57     rep No. 51, 1991, s 20
s 58     amd No. 23, 1985, s 13
s 59     amd No. 23, 1985, s 14; No. 6, 1986, s 11; No. 75, 2002, s 14
s 60     amd No. 75, 2002, s 15
s 64     amd No. 51, 1991, s 21; No. 75, 2002, s 16
s 65     amd No. 51, 1991, s 22; No. 40, 1995, s 20; No. 75, 2002, s 17
s 67     amd No. 23, 1985, s 15; No. 75, 2002, s 18
s 68     amd No. 23, 1985, s 16; No. 51, 1991, s 23
    rep No. 75, 2002, s 19
s 69     amd No. 51, 1991, s 24; No. 40, 1995, s 21
    rep No. 75, 2002, s 19
s 70     amd No. 75, 2002, s 20
s 71     amd No. 51, 1991, s 25
s 72     amd No. 75, 2002, s 21
s 73     amd No. 92, 1998, s 14; No. 16, 2008, s 17
s 74     amd No. 75, 2002, s 22
s 74AA     ins No. 75, 2002, s 23
s 74A     ins No. 6, 1986, s 12
s 75     amd No. 6, 1986, s 13
s 75A     ins No. 46, 2000, s 8
s 76     amd No. 23, 1985, s 17; No. 6, 1986, ss 14 and 34
s 77     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34
s 78     sub No. 6, 1986, s 15
    amd No. 19, 1989, s 11; No. 40, 1995, s 22
s 79     amd No. 6, 1986, s 16; No. 51, 1991, s 26
s 80     rep No. 6, 1986, s 17
s 81     sub No. 6, 1986, s 17
    amd No. 19, 1989, ss 8 and 11; No. 25, 2009, s 10
s 81A     ins No. 6, 1986, s 17
s 82     amd No. 6, 1986, s 18; No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 75, 2002, s 24
s 83     amd No. 6, 1986, s 19
s 84     amd No. 6, 1986, s 20; No. 40, 1995, s 23; No. 75, 2002, s 25
s 85     amd No. 6, 1986, s 21; No. 75, 2002, s 26
s 86     amd No. 6, 1986, s 22; No. 19, 1989, s 9; No. 51, 1991, s 27
s 87     amd No. 51, 1991, s 28
s 87A     ins No. 6, 1986, s 23
s 90     amd No. 75, 2002, s 27
s 92     sub No. 6, 1986, s 24
    amd No. 18, 1986, s 3; No. 59, 1990, s 4; No. 51, 1991, s 29; No. 17, 2001, s 21
s 94     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 75, 2002, s 28
s 95     amd No. 23, 1985, s 18; No. 6, 1986, s 34
s 96     amd No. 23, 1985, s 19; No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 75, 2002, s 29
s 97     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 40, 1995, s 24; No. 75, 2002, s 30
s 97A     ins No. 40, 1995, s 25
s 98     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 75, 2002, s 31
s 100     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 75, 2002, s 32
s 101     amd No. 23, 1985, s 20; No. 6, 1986, s 25; No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 75, 2002, s 33; No. 62, 2004, s 9
s 102     amd No. 6, 1986, s 26
s 103     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 75, 2002, s 34
ss 104 – 105     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34
s 106     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 17, 1996, s 6
s 107     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 75, 2002, s 35
s 108     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 75, 2002, s 36
s 111     amd No. 23, 1985, s 21; No. 6, 1986, s 27; No. 51, 1991, s 30; No. 75, 2002, s 37
s 112     amd No. 23, 1985, s 22; No. 6, 1986, ss 28 and 34; No. 19, 1989, s 11; No. 51, 1991, s 31; No. 40, 1995, s 26; No. 75, 2002, s 38
s 113     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34
s 114     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 51, 1991, s 32
    rep No. 40, 1995, s 27
s 116     sub No. 40, 2010, s 97
s 117     amd No. 75, 2002, s 39
s 118     amd No. 23, 1985, s 23; No. 6, 1986, ss 29 and 34; No. 64, 1986, s 4; No. 19, 1989, ss 10 and 11; No. 51, 1991, s 33; No. 40, 1995, s 28
s 119     rep No. 23, 1985, s 24
s 120     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 75, 2002, s 40
s 121     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 75, 2002, s 41
s 122     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 75, 2002, s 42
s 124     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 54, 1998, s 6; No. 75, 2002, s 43
s 125     amd No. 75, 2002, s 44
s 126     amd No. 75, 2002, s 45
s 127     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34
    sub No. 40, 1995, s 29
s 129     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 27, 1999, s 15; No. 15, 2009, s 16
s 131     amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 62, 2004, s 9
s 132     sub No. 23, 1985, s 25
    rep No. 40, 1995, s 30
s 133     amd No. 40, 1995, s 31; No. 17, 1996, s 6
s 135     amd No. 40, 1995, s 32
s 137AA     ins No. 6, 1986, s 30
s 137AB     ins No. 40, 1995, s 33
s 137AC     ins No. 30, 2010, s 42
pt II
div 6A hdg     ins No. 23, 1985, s 26
s 137A     ins No. 23, 1985, s 26
s 137B     ins No. 23, 1985, s 26
    amd No. 75, 2002, s 46
s 137C     ins No. 23, 1985, s 26
    amd No. 75, 2002, s 47
ss 137D –
137E     ins No. 23, 1985, s 26
s 138     amd No. 51, 1991, s 34
    sub No. 40, 1995, s 34
    amd No. 75, 2002, s 48
s 138A     ins No. 6, 1986, s 31
    amd No. 51, 1991, s 35
    rep No. 40, 1995, s 35
s 139     amd No. 51, 1991, s 36
    rep No. 40, 1995, s 35
s 140     amd No. 51, 1991, s 37
    rep No. 40, 1995, s 35
s 141     amd No. 6, 1986, s 32; No. 40, 1995, s 36; No. 75, 2002, s 49
s 142     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34
ss 144 – 147     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34
s 149     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34; No. 40, 1995, s 37
ss 149A –
149B     ins No. 40, 1995, s 38
s 150     amd No. 6, 1986, s 34
pt IIA hdg     ins No. 75, 2002, s 50
ss 150A –
150I     ins No. 75, 2002, s 50
s 150J     ins No. 75, 2002, s 50
    rep No. 62, 2004, s 6
pt III hdg     sub No. 62, 2004, s 7
pt III
div 1 hdg     ins No. 62, 2004, s 7
s 151     amd No. 6, 1986, ss 33 and 34; No. 64, 1986 s 4
    sub No. 62, 2004, s 7
ss 152 – 154     ins No. 62, 2004, s 7
pt III
div 2 hdg     ins No. 62, 2004, s 7
ss 155 – 157     ins No. 62, 2004, s 7
pt III
div 3 hdg     ins No. 62, 2004, s 7
ss 158 – 160     ins No. 62, 2004, s 7
pt III
div 4 hdg     ins No. 62, 2004, s 7
ss 161 – 164     ins No. 62, 2004, s 7
pt III
div 5 hdg     ins No. 62, 2004, s 7
ss 165 – 168     ins No. 62, 2004, s 7
pt IV hdg     ins No. 62, 2004, s 7
s 169     ins No. 62, 2004, s 7
    amd No. 29, 2010, s7
s 170     ins No. 62, 2004, s 7
schs 1 – 2     rep No. 75, 2002, s 51
sch 4     rep No. 40, 1995, s 39
    ins No. 62, 2004, s 8