PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (APPLICATION OF COMMONWEALTH LAWS) REGULATIONS 2004
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
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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As in force at 12 April 2017
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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);
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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.
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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.
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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
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