11Extension to offshore areas

#### 11 Extension to offshore areas (1) This Act applies in relation to the offshore areas of: (a) each of the States; and (b) each of the eligible Territories; as if references in this Act to Australia included references to those offshore areas. This subsection has effect subject to subsection (2). (2) The application of this Act in accordance with subsection (1) in relation to an offshore area extends only in relation to acts, matters and things touching, concerning, arising out of or connected with: (a) the exploration of the continental shelf of Australia; or (b) the exploitation of the resources of the continental shelf of Australia. (3) The application of this Act in accordance with subsection (1) in relation to an offshore area extends in relation to all acts done by or in relation to, and all matters, circumstances and things affecting, any person who is in the offshore area for a reason touching, concerning, arising out of or connected with: (a) the exploration of the continental shelf of Australia; or (b) the exploitation of the resources of the continental shelf of Australia. (4) Subsection (3) does not, by implication, limit subsection (2). (5) In this section: > offshore area, in relation to a State or Territory, has the same meaning as in the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.