Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1994 - SECT 5

    For the purposes of this Act:

  (a)   the Northern Territory is to be treated as though it were a State; and

  (b)   the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory is to be treated as though it were the Parliament of a State; and

  (c)   Ministers of the Northern Territory are to be treated as though they were Ministers of a State; and

  (d)   the laws of the Northern Territory are to be treated as though they were State laws; and

  (e)   the Northern Territory's courts, tribunals, authorities and officers are to be treated as though they were State courts, tribunals, authorities and officers.

Note:   For the significance of paragraphs   (d) and (e) see Part   5.1 (application of State laws to Commonwealth - State offshore areas).