5Interpretation

5 Interpretation

5 Interpretation

In this Act:

appropriate application fee means the application fee determined from time to time by the Minister, with the concurrence of the Treasurer, for the purposes of the provision in which that term appears.

approved means approved by the Minister under section 41.

associate has the meaning given by section 26 (1).

associated agent of a holder has the meaning given by section 26 (3).

associated agent of an associated contractor has the meaning given by section 26 (4).

associated contractor of a holder has the meaning given by section 26 (2).

associated employee of a holder has the meaning given by section 26 (5).

associated employee of an associated contractor has the meaning given by section 26 (6).

block means a portion of the coastal waters constituted according to section 17.

caveat on a licence means a caveat against:

(a) the registration of dealings in relation to the licence, or

(b) the registration of a person as a holder of the licence under section 340.

Chief Commissioner means the Chief Commissioner of State Revenue.

coastal waters has the meaning given by section 16 (1) and (2).

Commonwealth Act means the Offshore Minerals Act 1994 of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth Minister means a Minister of State for the Commonwealth.

compliance inspection has the meaning given by section 377.

confidential information has the meaning given by section 27.

confidential sample has the meaning given by section 28.

consent area means the block or blocks specified in a special purpose consent.

dealing in a licence means a transaction that creates, transfers, affects or otherwise deals with an interest in the licence and includes:

(a) a transfer of the licence, and

(b) a transfer of a share in the licence,

but does not include a document that comes within section 337 (1) other than a document by which a block or a licence is surrendered.

discrete area has the meaning given by section 21.

document file means a document file kept for the purposes of Part 3.1.

exploration has the meaning given by section 23.

holder of a licence has the meaning given by section 25 (1).