Inquiry into the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2007
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Amendments to the Offshore Petroleum Act 2006
The Senate Standing Committee on Economics is inquiring into the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2007. The Bill makes three amendments to the Offshore Petroleum Act 2006:
- it clarifies the definition of 'coastal waters' in the Offshore Constitutional Settlement, and ensures that an indefinite term applies to those who first renewed their licences following amendments to the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act in 1998;
- it repeals section 327 of the Offshore Petroleum Act, which gave the Minister certain emergency powers in the Bass Strait. A more comprehensive and broader security regime has been implemented under the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Securities Act 2003; and
- it converts geodetic data references of area descriptions in the Act from Australian Geodetic Datum to Geodetic Datum of Australia. This is a response to the increased use of the Global Positioning System for surveying and navigation.
The Committee invites written submissions which should be sent to:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
The closing date for submissions is Friday 24 August 2007. The committee is to report to the Senate on 11 September 2007.
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Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia