Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The responsible Commonwealth Minister may give written policy principles to NOPSEMA about the performance of its functions.
Note: For agreement and consultation requirements, see subsections (2) and (3).
(2) The responsible Commonwealth Minister must not give a policy principle that relates wholly or principally to NOPSEMA's operations in the designated coastal waters of one or more of the States and the Northern Territory unless the responsible Commonwealth Minister has obtained the agreement of each State or Northern Territory Petroleum Minister concerned.
(3) Before giving a policy principle that is not covered by subsection (2), the responsible Commonwealth Minister must consult each State and Northern Territory Petroleum Minister.
(4) The responsible Commonwealth Minister must cause a copy of the policy principles to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which they were given to NOPSEMA.
(5) NOPSEMA must comply with the policy principles (if any) when performing its functions.
(6) A policy principle is a legislative instrument.