Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 634

  (1)   For the purposes of this section, a royalty debt is:

  (a)   an amount of royalty under the Royalty Act that is due and payable by a person; or

  (b)   an amount under subsection   16(2) of the Royalty Act that is due and payable by a person; or

  (c)   an amount of late payment penalty under section   633 of this Act.

  (2)   A royalty debt is a debt due to the Commonwealth.

  (3)   A royalty debt may be recovered by the Commonwealth by action in:

  (a)   the Federal Court; or

  (b)   the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division   2); or

  (c)   a court of a State or Territory that has jurisdiction in relation to the matter.