Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SEA INSTALLATIONS ACT 1987 - NOTES

No. 102, 1987

Compilation No. 40

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Sea Installations Act 1987 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14  October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part I--Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Objects of Act

4 Interpretation

5 Adjacent areas

6 Installation of sea installations

7 Attachments to sea installations

8 Extension to external Territories

9 Act binds the Crown

11 Application of Act

11A Application of Act in relation to Greater Sunrise special regime area

12 Saving of other laws

13 Act to apply subject to international obligations

13A Application of the Criminal Code

Part V--Application of laws and jurisdiction of courts in relation to sea installations

45 Application of Commonwealth Acts in adjacent areas

46 Application of laws in areas adjacent to States

47 Application of laws in areas adjacent to Territories

48 Installations and goods deemed to have been imported into certain external Territories

49 Jurisdiction of courts

50 Rules of courts

Part VI--Offences and procedures relating to sea installations

51 Direct journeys between sea installations and external places prohibited

55 Directions for removal of sea installations etc.

57 Safety zones

59 Injunctions

Part VII--Administration

60 Appointment of inspectors

61 Identity cards

62 Power of entry

63 Power to require information

65 Indictable offences

66 Conduct by directors, employees or agents

Part IX--Miscellaneous

73 Recompense of expenses incurred by States etc.

74 Delegation

75 Application for review

76 Statement to accompany notice of decisions

77 Regulations

Schedule--Acts applying in adjacent areas

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section  15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev ... ) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Sea Installations Act 1987	102, 1987	6 Nov 1987	Part I (ss. 1-13): 15 Oct 1987 Remainder: Royal Assent
Taxation Laws Amendment Act 1988	11, 1988	26 Apr 1988	s. 14: 24 June 1986 Part VI (ss. 43, 44): 1 Sept 1987 Part VII (ss. 45, 46): 6 Nov 1987 Part VIII (ss. 47, 48): 18 Dec 1987 (see s. 2(5)) Part IX (ss. 49, 50): 18 Dec 1987 (see s. 2(6)) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Civil Aviation Act 1988	63, 1988	15 June 1988	Part III (ss. 17-32), s. 98, Part IX (s. 99) and Part  X (ss. 100-103): 1 July 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S189) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Arts, Territories and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 1989	60, 1989	19 June 1989	ss. 11 and 13: 7 Dec 1988 Part 5 (ss. 14, 15): 11 May 1989 (see s. 2(3) and Gazette 1989, No. S164) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Telecommunications and Postal Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1989	63, 1989	19 June 1989	ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Part 5 (ss. 17, 18): 30 June 1989 (see s. 2(3)) Remainder: 1 July 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S230)	--
as amended by
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1990	11, 1991	21 Jan 1991	Sch: 1 July 1989 (s 2(13)(e))	--
Therapeutic Goods Act 1989	21, 1990	17 Jan 1990	15 Feb 1991	--
as amended by
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1990	141, 1990	28 Dec 1990	s 79-81: 15 Feb 1991 (s 2(6))	--
Telecommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1991	99, 1991	27 June 1991	Part 1 (ss. 1, 2): Royal Assent Part 2 (ss. 3-22), ss. 23 and 25: 1 July 1991 Remainder: 1 Feb 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. S32)	ss. 3-22
AUSSAT Repeal Act 1991	145, 1991	21 Oct 1991	Part 3 (ss. 8-12): 1 Feb 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. S46) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Fisheries Legislation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991	163, 1991	10 Nov 1991	ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 3 Feb 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. GN1)	--
Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	105, 1992	9 July 1992	5 Oct 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1992, No. GN38)	s. 3
Radiocommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	167, 1992	11 Dec 1992	1 July 1993	--
Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 1994	20, 1994	15 Feb 1994	1 Aug 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S289)	--
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1994	64, 1994	30 May 1994	Sch 3: 30 May 1994 (s 2(1))	--
Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 1995	82, 1995	30 June 1995	Sch 3 (item 24): 6 July 1995 (s 2(1) and gaz 1995, No S270)	--
Telecommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1997	59, 1997	3 May 1997	Sch 1 (item 48): 1 July 1997 (s 2(2)(d))	--
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1997	94, 1997	30 June 1997	Sch 8: 4 Sept 1997 (s 2(4) and gaz 1997, No S347)	--
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Sch 2 (items 1193, 1194): 1 Jan 1998 (s 2(2))	--
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Act 1999	52, 1999	5 July 1999	Sch 3 (item 8): 2 Aug 1999 (s 2(4))	--
Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999	92, 1999	16 July 1999	Sch 3 (items 49-55): 16 July 2000 (s 2(1))	Sch 3 (item 55)
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Sch 1 (item 811): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(1), (2))	--
Crimes at Sea Act 2000	13, 2000	31 Mar 2000	ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 31 Mar 2001	Sch. 2 (item 11)
Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Act 2000	107, 2000	19 July 2000	16 Aug 2000	ss. 4, 5
Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	15, 2001	22 Mar 2001	s 4 and Sch 1 (items 129-145): 24 May 2001 (s 2(1)(c))	s 4
Proceeds of Crime (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2002	86, 2002	11 Oct 2002	ss. 1-3: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Jan 2003 (s 2(1) and Gazette 2002, No. GN44)	--
Aviation Transport Security (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004	9, 2004	10 Mar 2004	Sch 1-3: 10 Mar 2005 (s 2) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch 3
as amended by
Aviation Security Amendment Act 2004	149, 2004	14 Dec 2004	Sch 2 (item 2): 10 Mar 2005 (s 2(1) item 3) Sch 2 (item 3): Royal Assent	--
Age Discrimination (Consequential Provisions) Act 2004	40, 2004	21 Apr 2004	Sch 1 (item 12): 23 June 2004 (s 2) item 4)	--
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005	8, 2005	22 Feb 2005	s 4 and Sch 1 (items 317, 496): 22 Feb 2005 (s 2(1) item 2)	s 4 and Sch 1 (item 496)
Offshore Petroleum (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Act 2006	17, 2006	29 Mar 2006	Sch 2 (items 103-107): 1 July 2008 (s 2(1) and F2008L02273)	--
Excise Laws Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Act 2006	74, 2006	26 June 2006	Schedule 1 (item 96): 1 July 2006	--
Dental Benefits (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	42, 2008	25 June 2008	Sch 1 (item 18): 26 June 2008 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2008	73, 2008	3 July 2008	Sch 3 (item 27): 3 July 2008 (s 2(1) item 4)	--
Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008	117, 2008	21 Nov 2008	Sch 3 (item 58): 22 Nov 2008 (s 2(1) item 4	--
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Act (No. 2) 2010	4, 2010	19 Feb 2010	Sch 10 (items 25, 26): 20 Feb 2010 (s 2(1) item 13)	--
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Service Reform) Act 2012	44, 2012	16 Apr 2012	Sch 1 (item 6): 1 July 2012 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Navigation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012	129, 2012	13 Sept 2012	Sch 2 (items 86, 87): 1 July 2013 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2014) Act 2014	109, 2014	16 Oct 2014	Sch 5 (items 5-59): 17 Oct 2014 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 5 (item 59)
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Act 2014	116, 2014	3 Nov 2014	Sch 1 (item 137): 1 Dec 2014 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2015	5, 2015	25 Feb 2015	Sch 3 (items 170-174): 25 Mar 2015 (s 2(1) item 10)	--
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation) Act 2015	38, 2015	13 Apr 2015	Sch 1 (items 13, 138-163): 1 July 2015 (s 2(1) item 3)	Sch 1 (items 138-163)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2015	145, 2015	12 Nov 2015	Sch 3 (item 34): 10 Dec 2015 (s 2(1) item 7)	--
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2016	4, 2016	11 Feb 2016	Sch 4 (item 415): 10 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 6)	--
Statute Update Act 2016	61, 2016	23 Sept 2016	Sch 1 (items 437-450): 21 Oct 2016 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Statute Update (Smaller Government) Act 2018	4, 2018	20 Feb 2018	Sch 1 (item 2): 21 Feb 2018 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Underwater Cultural Heritage (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018	86, 2018	24 Aug 2018	Sch 1 (items 5-7) and Sch 2: 1 July 2019 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 2
Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty Consequential Amendments Act 2019	57, 2019	7 Aug 2019	Sch 1 (items 147-149): 30 Aug 2019 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Consequential Amendments) Act 2021	121, 2021	2 Dec 2021	Sch 1 (items 24, 25): 2 June 2022 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 1) Act 2024	38, 2024	31 May 2024	Sch 7 (items 4, 17): 14 Oct 2024 (s 2(1) item 2)	--

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected	How affected
Part I
s 3.....................	am No 109, 2014
s 4.....................	am No 60, 1989; No 163, 1991; No 20, 1994; No 94, 1997; No 17, 2006; No  117, 2008; No 129, 2012; No 109, 2014; No 86, 2018; No 57, 2019; No 121, 2021
s 5.....................	am No 20, 1994; No 17, 2006
s 6.....................	am. No 60, 1989
s 7.....................	am No 109, 2014
s 9.....................	rs No 145, 2015
s 10....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 11A...................	ad No 57, 2019
s 13A...................	ad. No 15, 2001
Part II...................	rep No 109, 2014
s 14....................	am. No 15, 2001
	rep No 109, 2014
s 15....................	am. No 15, 2001
	rep No 109, 2014
s 16....................	am. No 15, 2001
	rep No 109, 2014
Part III..................	rep No 109, 2014
s 17....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 18....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 19....................	am No 107, 2000
	rep No 109, 2014
s 20....................	am No 92, 1999
	rep No 109, 2014
s 21....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 22....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 23....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 24....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 25....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 26....................	am No 92, 1999
	rep No 109, 2014
s 27....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 29....................	am No 107, 2000
	rep No 109, 2014
s 30....................	am No 60, 1989
	rep No 109, 2014
s 31....................	am. No 92, 1999
	rep No 109, 2014
s 32....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 33....................	am No 60, 1989
	rep No 92, 1999
s 34....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 35....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 36....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 37....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 38....................	am No 152, 1997
	rs No 8, 2005
	rep No 109, 2014
s 39....................	rep No 109, 2014
Part IV..................	rep No 109, 2014
s 40....................	am No 92, 1999
	rep No 109, 2014
s 41....................	am No 92, 1999
	rep No 109, 2014
s 42....................	am No 92, 1999
	rep No 109, 2014
s 43....................	am No 92, 1999
	rep No 109, 2014
s 44....................	rep No 109, 2014
Part V
s 46....................	am. No 13, 2000; No 17, 2006
s 47....................	am. No 13, 2000; No 17, 2006
Part VI
s 51....................	am. No 15, 2001; No 109, 2014; No 4, 2016; No 61, 2016
s 52....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 53....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 54....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 55....................	am No 109, 2014; No 61, 2016
s 56....................	am. No 15, 2001; No 4, 2010
	rep No 109, 2014
s 57....................	am. No 15, 2001; No 4, 2016; No 61, 2016
s 58....................	rs. No 15, 2001
	rep No 109, 2014
Part VII
s 61....................	am. No 15, 2001; No 61, 2016
s 62....................	am. No 15, 2001; No 4, 2010; No 109, 2014
s 63....................	am. No 15, 2001; No 61, 2016
s 64....................	rep. No 15, 2001
s 65....................	am. No 15, 2001; No 109, 2014; No 61, 2016
s 66....................	am. No 60, 1989; No 5, 2015
Pt VIII..................	rep No 109, 2014
s 67....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 68....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 69....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 70....................	rep No 109, 2014
s 71....................	rep No 109, 2014
Part IX
s 72....................	am. No 60, 1989
	rep No 109, 2014
s 74....................	am. No 60, 1989; No 146, 1999
s 75....................	am No 109, 2014; No 38, 2024
s 76....................	am No 38, 2024
s 77....................	am No 109, 2014; No 61, 2016
s 78....................	rep No 109, 2014
Schedule
Schedule.................	am Nos. 11 and 63, 1988; No 63, 1989 (as am. by No 11, 1991); No 21, 1990 (as am. by No 141, 1990); Nos. 99 and 145, 1991; Nos. 105 and 167, 1992; No  64, 1994; No 82, 1995; No 59, 1997; Nos. 52 and 92, 1999; No 86, 2002; Nos. 9 and 40, 2004; No  74, 2006; Nos. 42 and 73, 2008; No 44, 2012; No 109 and 116, 2014; No 38, 2015; No 4, 2018