9Interpretation of some expressions in National Gas (Tasmania) Law and National Gas (Tasmania) Regulations

9 Interpretation of some expressions in National Gas (Tasmania) Law and National Gas (Tasmania) Regulations

(1)  In the National Gas (Tasmania) Law and the National Gas (Tasmania) Regulations –[Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 19 of 2008, s. 17, Applied:01 Jul 2008]

[Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 19 of 2008, s. 17, Applied:01 Jul 2008] adjacent area of another participating jurisdiction means the offshore area of a State (other than this State) or the Northern Territory within the meaning of section 7 of the Offshore Petroleum Act 2006 of the Commonwealth;

[Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 19 of 2008, s. 17, Applied:01 Jul 2008] adjacent area of this jurisdiction means the offshore area of the State within the meaning of section 7 of the Offshore Petroleum Act 2006 of the Commonwealth;

Court means the Supreme Court of Tasmania;

designated Minister means the Commonwealth Minister;

Legislature of this jurisdiction means the Parliament of Tasmania;

National Gas Law or "this law" means the National Gas (Tasmania) Law;

this jurisdiction means the State of Tasmania.

(2)  The Acts Interpretation Act 1915, and other Acts, of South Australia do not apply to –

(a) the National Gas Law set out in the Schedule to the South Australian Act in its application as a law of Tasmania; or

(b) the regulations in force for the time being under Part 3 of the South Australian Act in their application as regulations in force for the purposes of the National Gas (Tasmania) Law.