8AEstablishment of Joint Authorities

#### 8A Establishment of Joint Authorities (1) For the purposes of this Act, there is established in respect of the adjacent area in respect of each State a Joint Authority consisting of the Commonwealth Minister and the State Minister. (2) The Joint Authority in respect of the adjacent area in respect of New South Wales shall be known as the Commonwealth–New South Wales Off‑shore Petroleum Joint Authority, and the Joint Authority in respect of the adjacent area in respect of each other State shall have a corresponding name. (3) For the purposes of this Act, the Joint Authority: (a) in respect of the adjacent area in respect of the Northern Territory; and (b) consisting of the Commonwealth Minister and the Territory Minister; and (c) known as the Commonwealth‑Northern Territory Off‑shore Petroleum Joint Authority; and (d) that was established by this section before the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Implementation Act 2004; is continued in existence under that name as the Joint Authority in respect of the Principal Northern Territory PSL area. (4) For the purposes of this Act, there is established in respect of the Eastern Greater Sunrise area a Joint Authority consisting of the Commonwealth Minister, and that Joint Authority is to be known as the Greater Sunrise Off‑shore Petroleum Joint Authority.