36Act extends to certain external territories

#### 36 Act extends to certain external territories This Act extends to the following external territories: (a) the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands; (b) Norfolk Island; (c) the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands; (d) Christmas Island; (e) the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; (f) the Coral Sea Islands Territory. > Note 1: This Act treats the Coral Sea Islands Territory offshore area as part of Queensland’s offshore area. > Note 2: This Act operates in a Commonwealth‑State offshore area on the basis of shared administration between the Commonwealth and the State and this involves sharing powers between Designated Authorities and Joint Authorities. In external territory offshore areas, the responsible Commonwealth Minister exercises all the powers and therefore has both Designated Authority powers and Joint Authority powers. When the Commonwealth‑State offshore area regime requires communication and consultation between Designated Authorities and Joint Authorities, this Act contains special provisions dealing with external territory offshore areas (see, for example, section 64). > Note 3: This Act provides for review of the decisions of the Designated Authority in relation to external territory offshore areas (see Part 4.3).