Western Australian Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 2003 - SECT 10

10 .         Position on the Earth’s surface

        (1)         Where, for the purposes of this Act or a subordinate instrument, it is necessary to determine the position on the surface of the Earth of a point, line or area, that position is to be determined by reference to the prescribed Australian datum.

        (2)         In subsection (1) — 

        subordinate instrument means — 

            (a)         the regulations; or

            (b)         an instrument under this Act or the regulations.

        (3)         A datum may be prescribed for all or some of the purposes referred to in subsection (1), and different datums may be prescribed for different purposes.

        (4)         Regulations that prescribe a datum for a purpose referred to in subsection (1), or amend that datum or prescribe another datum to replace that datum, may make any transitional or savings provisions that are necessary or convenient to be made —

            (a)         in relation to licences granted before the regulations take effect (including licences referred to in Schedule 2); or

            (b)         in relation to applications for licences pending when the regulations take effect (including applications referred to in Schedule 2); or

            (c)         for any other purpose.

        (5)         Regulations referred to in subsection (4) may modify or otherwise affect the operation of this Act.