Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) For the purposes of this Act, there is a Joint Authority for each offshore area.
(2) The Joint Authority for a Commonwealth - State offshore area is constituted by the responsible State Minister and the responsible Commonwealth Minister.
Note: The procedures which are to be followed by Joint Authorities are set out in sections 408 to 418.
(3) The Joint Authority for an external territory offshore area is the responsible Commonwealth Minister.