Australia federal offshore area

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The Australia federal offshore area is the region of ocean and seabed beyond state coastal waters that falls under the regulatory authority of the Australian Commonwealth for activities such as petroleum exploration and production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marine area
offshore jurisdiction
appliesTo offshore greenhouse gas storage titles
offshore petroleum titles
country Australia
definedByStatute Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003 NERFINISHED
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Powers) legislation NERFINISHED
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 NERFINISHED
distinguishedFrom onshore areas
state coastal waters
excludes state coastal waters
governedUnder offshore constitutional settlement
hasBoundaryType seaward of state coastal waters
hasJurisdictionLevel Commonwealth NERFINISHED
hasLegalNature area of Commonwealth legislative responsibility
hasRegulatoryBodyRole NOPSEMA as safety and environmental regulator
NOPTA as titles administrator
hasRegulatoryObjective efficient resource development
environmentally responsible offshore petroleum operations
safe offshore petroleum operations
hasSector decommissioning sector
exploration sector
production sector
legalStatus defined by Commonwealth legislation
locatedIn Australian continental shelf
Australian exclusive economic zone
Australian territorial sea beyond state coastal waters
partOf Australian maritime zones
primaryLegislativeFrameworkFor offshore greenhouse gas storage
offshore petroleum exploration
offshore petroleum production
regulatingAuthority Australian Government NERFINISHED
Commonwealth Minister for Resources NERFINISHED
Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority NERFINISHED
National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator NERFINISHED
relatedTo state and Northern Territory offshore areas
relevantTo carbon capture and storage in Australia
offshore gas industry in Australia
offshore oil industry in Australia
subjectTo Commonwealth environmental regulation
Commonwealth resource management regulation
Commonwealth work health and safety regulation for offshore petroleum
usedFor offshore greenhouse gas storage activities
offshore oil and gas activities
petroleum exploration
petroleum production

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Marine Area Command jurisdiction Australia federal offshore area
this entity surface form: New South Wales offshore waters
Challis oil field partOf Australia federal offshore area
this entity surface form: Australian offshore petroleum sector
Bonaparte Basin regulatoryJurisdiction Australia federal offshore area