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Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
14ADesignated Authorities—Northern Territory adjacent area
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#### 14A Designated Authorities—Northern Territory adjacent area
Principal Northern Territory PSL area
(1) For the purposes of this Act, the Designated Authority:
(a) in respect of the adjacent area in respect of the Northern Territory; and
(b) consisting of the Northern Territory Minister; and
(c) that was established by subsection 14(1) of this Act before the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Implementation Act 2004;
is continued in existence as the Designated Authority in respect of the Principal Northern Territory PSL area.
(2) The functions and powers of the Northern Territory Minister as the Designated Authority in respect of the Principal Northern Territory PSL area may be performed and exercised by another Northern Territory Minister acting for and on behalf of that Minister.
Eastern Greater Sunrise area
(3) For the purposes of this Act, there is to be a Designated Authority in respect of the Eastern Greater Sunrise area.
(4) The Designated Authority in respect of the Eastern Greater Sunrise area is the Commonwealth Minister.