Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority) Delegation 2026

I, Madeleine King, the responsible Commonwealth Minister, as the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority:

1.    under subsection 68(3) of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (the Act) and in accordance with subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, revoke all existing instruments of delegation for the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority made under section 68 of the Act; and
2.      under paragraph 68(1)(d) of the Act, delegate all the functions and powers of the Joint Authority under the Act and the regulations made under the Act to the person from time to time holding, occupying or performing the duties of General Manager, Offshore Legislative Reform Branch, Department of Industry, Science and Resources of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Dated: 10 August 2026

 


    (Signed by Madeleine King)

Madeleine King

Minister for Resources
(the responsible Commonwealth Minister)