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Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
14Designated Authorities—adjacent areas other than the Northern Territory adjacent area
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#### 14 Designated Authorities—adjacent areas other than the Northern Territory adjacent area
(1) For the purposes of this Act, there shall be, in respect of each adjacent area (other than the adjacent area in respect of the Northern Territory), a Designated Authority.
(2) The Designated Authority in respect of the adjacent area in respect of a State is the State Minister.
(3) The functions and powers of a State Minister as Designated Authority may be performed and exercised by another State Minister acting for and on behalf of that Minister.
(4) The Designated Authority in respect of the adjacent area in respect of a Territory referred to in section 7 is the Minister.