157Actions treated as though they were in a State or the Northern Territory

157  Actions treated as though they were in a State or the Northern Territory  (1) A provision of this Chapter that is expressed to apply in relation to actions taken or to be taken in a State also applies in the same way to actions taken or to be taken on, under or over the seabed vested in the State by section 4 of the Coastal Waters (State Title) Act 1980.  (2) So far as a provision of this Chapter that is expressed to apply in relation to actions taken or to be taken in a self‑governing Territory relates to the Northern Territory, the provision also applies in the same way to actions taken or to be taken on, under or over the seabed vested in the Northern Territory by section 4 of the Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Title) Act 1980. Division 3—National interest exemption