PETROLEUM AND MINERALS AUTHORITY ACT 1973 No. 43 of 1974 - SECT 7 Functions of Authority in relation to minerals.

PETROLEUM AND MINERALS AUTHORITY ACT 1973 No. 43 of 1974 - SECT 7

7. (1) Subject to section 9, the functions of the Authority include the
following:-

   (a)  to explore for minerals on the Australian continental land mass and
        elsewhere;

   (b)  to recover minerals from their natural site on the Australian
        continental land mass or from any other place;

   (c)  to treat minerals for the purpose of extracting metals and other
        substances in Australia or elsewhere;

   (d)  to refine metals and other substances obtained as a result of the
        treatment of minerals in Australia or elsewhere;

   (e)  to crush, screen or otherwise treat or prepare for sale coal and
        construction materials in Australia or elsewhere;

   (f)  to buy and sell minerals, refined substances and
        manufactured materials and substances, whether in Australia or
        elsewhere; and

   (g)  to transport minerals, refined substances and manufactured materials
        and substances on the Australian continental land mass and between
        Australia and other countries.

(2) In this section-



"manufactured materials and substances" means materials and substances
manufactured from a refined substance;



"minerals" does not include petroliferous minerals.