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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian offshore petroleum sector | 1 |
| New South Wales offshore waters | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New South Wales offshore waters
this entity surface form:
Australian offshore petroleum sector