Interpretation
1 Interpretation
In this scheme—
adjacent area under the Commonwealth Act means—
if the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 of the Commonwealth is in force—an adjacent area in respect of a State determined in accordance with section 5A of that Act; or
if the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 of the Commonwealth has been repealed and been re‑enacted (with or without modifications)—an area that, under the re‑enacted Act of the Commonwealth, corresponds to an adjacent area in respect of a State determined in accordance with section 5A of the repealed Act;
altered arrangements means the arrangements agreed on between the commonwealth, the states and the northern territory with respect to the exploration for, and the exploitation of, the petroleum resources of certain submerged lands in lieu of the arrangements provided for by the agreement between the commonwealth and the states dated 16 October, 1967;
commencing day means the day on which the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 1980 of the Commonwealth, or that Act as amended, comes into operation;
Commonwealth jurisdiction means the areas comprised in the adjacent areas under the Commonwealth Act, as amended to give effect to the altered arrangements;
new permit means a permit that is to be deemed, under clause 2 of this scheme, to be in force on and after the commencing day;
new pipeline licence means a pipeline licence that is to be deemed, under clause 4 of this scheme, to be in force on and after the commencing day;
pipeline includes pumping stations, tank stations or valve stations related to a pipeline;
State Act, in relation to a State, means the Act of that State that deals with the exploration for, and the exploitation of, the petroleum resources of submerged land and contains a Schedule substantially corresponding to this Schedule, and includes that Act as amended from time to time;
State jurisdiction in relation to a State, means the area comprised in the adjacent area under the State Act of that State;
subsisting permit means an exploration permit for petroleum subsisting under the Commonwealth Act immediately before the commencing day, being a permit in respect of an area that is partly in the Commonwealth jurisdiction and partly in a State jurisdiction;
subsisting pipeline licence means a pipeline licence subsisting under the Commonwealth Act immediately before the commencing day, being a pipeline licence in respect of a pipeline that is, or is to be, partly in the Commonwealth jurisdiction and partly in the State jurisdiction.
References in this scheme to a State shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as including references to the Northern Territory.
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