PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (APPLICATION OF COMMONWEALTH LAWS) REGULATIONS 2004
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (APPLICATION OF COMMONWEALTH LAWS) REGULATIONS 2004 As in force at 12 April 2017 Table of provisions 1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1 2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1 3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1 4 Disapplication of Territory occupational health and safety laws....... 2 5 Application of Commonwealth Regulations ..................................... 2 6 Repeal ............................................................................................. 2 ENDNOTES
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 12 April 2017
PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (APPLICATION OF COMMONWEALTH LAWS) REGULATIONS 2004 Regulations under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 1 Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Application of Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2004. 2 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on the commencement of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 2004. 3 Definitions In these Regulations: Commonwealth OHS Regulations means the following regulations: (a) the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002 (Cth); (b) the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Management of Safety on Offshore Facilities) Regulations 1996 (Cth); (c) the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Occupational Health and Safety) Regulations 1993 (Cth). Commonwealth Regulations means the following regulations: (a) the Commonwealth OHS Regulations; (b) the prescribed Commonwealth Regulations. prescribed Commonwealth Regulations means the following regulations: (a) the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Data Management) Regulations 2004 (Cth);
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Application of Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2004 2 (b) the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Datum) Regulations 2002 (Cth) other than regulation 5(4); (c) the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Management of Environment) Regulations 1999 (Cth); (d) the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Pipelines) Regulations 2001 (Cth). 4 Disapplication of Territory occupational health and safety laws For the definition of prescribed occupational health and safety laws in section 6A of the Act, the following laws are prescribed: (a) the Dangerous Goods Act 1998; (b) Part 5 of the Electricity Reform Act 2000; (c) the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011. 5 Application of Commonwealth Regulations (1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of regulations in Schedule 4 to the Act, the Commonwealth OHS Regulations apply (with the necessary changes) for that Schedule. (2) The prescribed Commonwealth Regulations apply (with the necessary changes) as a law of the Territory. (3) Without limiting subregulations (1) and (2), changes to the Commonwealth Regulations include the following: (a) an expression in the Commonwealth Regulations that is the same as an expression defined in the Act has the same meaning as in the Act; (b) a reference in the Commonwealth Regulations to a provision of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 (Cth) is a reference to the corresponding provision of the Act; (c) a reference in the Commonwealth Regulations to the Designated Authority is a reference to the Minister. 6 Repeal The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Datum) Regulations (Regulations 2003, No. 7) are repealed.
ENDNOTES Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Application of Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2004 3 ENDNOTES 1 KEY Key to abbreviations amd = amended od = order app = appendix om = omitted bl = by-law pt = Part ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule cl = clause rem = remainder div = Division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired rep = repealed f = forms s = section Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation lt = long title sub = substituted nc = not commenced 2 LIST OF LEGISLATION Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Application of Commonwealth Laws) Regulations (SL No. 41, 2004) Notified 22 December 2004 Commenced 1 January 2005 (r 2 and s 2 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 2004 (Act No. 62, 2004)) Law Reform (Work Health) Amendment Act 2007 (Act No. 30, 2007) Assent date 12 December 2007 Commenced 1 July 2008 (Gaz S29, 25 June 2008) Petroleum Amendment and Related Matters Act 2010 (Act No. 13, 2010) Assent date 20 May 2010 Commenced 1 July 2010 (Gaz G26, 30 June 2010, p 3) Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2011 (Act No. 38, 2011) Assent date 14 December 2011 Commenced 1 January 2012 (Gaz S78, 30 December 2011) Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017) Assent date 10 March 2017 Commenced 12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3) 3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1 and 4.
ENDNOTES Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Application of Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2004 4 4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS r 4 amd Act No. 30, 2007, s 59; Act No. 13, 2010, s 17; Act No. 38, 2011, s 31; Act No. 4, 2017, s 34