Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The responsible Commonwealth Minister must cause to be conducted reviews of the activities of the Titles Administrator.
(2) Without limiting the matters to be covered by a review under subsection (1), the review must include an assessment of the effectiveness of the Titles Administrator in contributing to the efficiency of decision - making by a Joint Authority for a State or the Northern Territory.
(3) If the Titles Administrator has functions conferred on the Titles Administrator by or under a law of a State or the Northern Territory, a Minister of the State or the Northern Territory, as the case may be, may give the responsible Commonwealth Minister a written request that a particular review under subsection (1) be conducted in conjunction with another review that:
(a) is a review of the activities of the Titles Administrator in the designated coastal waters of the State or of the Northern Territory, as the case may be; and
(b) is being, or is to be, conducted by the Minister of the State or the Northern Territory, as the case may be, at the same time.
The responsible Commonwealth Minister must ensure that the request is complied with.
Report
(4) The responsible Commonwealth Minister must cause to be prepared a report of a review under subsection (1).
(5) The responsible Commonwealth Minister must cause copies of a report under subsection (4) to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report is made available to the responsible Commonwealth Minister.
First review
(6) The first review is to relate to the 3 - year period beginning on the commencement of this section, and is to be completed within 6 months, or such longer period as the responsible Commonwealth Minister allows, after the end of that 3 - year period.
Subsequent reviews
(7) Subsequent reviews are to relate to successive 5 - year periods, and must be completed within 6 months, or such longer period as the responsible Commonwealth Minister allows, after the end of the 5 - year period to which the review relates.
(8) For the purposes of this section, a review is completed when the report of the review is made available to the responsible Commonwealth Minister.
Offshore Infrastructure Registrar
(9) If the Titles Administrator is appointed as the Offshore Infrastructure Registrar, this section does not apply in relation to any activities of the Titles Administrator in that capacity.
Note: See section 153 of the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021 .