Mining Act 1978
Offshore Minerals Act 2003
Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982
Petroleum, Geothermal Energy and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 1967

Mines and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Geocentric Datum) Regulations 2026

 

 

Mines and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Geocentric Datum) Regulations 2026

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

Part 2 — Mining Regulations 1981 amended

3.Regulations amended2

4.Regulation 89AAA amended2

Part 3 — Offshore Minerals Regulations 2010 amended

5.Regulations amended3

6.Regulation 4A amended3

Part 4 — Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990 amended

7.Regulations amended4

8.Regulation 10 amended4

Part 5 — Petroleum, Geothermal Energy and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 1987 amended

9.Regulations amended5

10.Regulation 10 amended5

 

Mining Act 1978
Offshore Minerals Act 2003
Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982
Petroleum, Geothermal Energy and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 1967

Mines and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Geocentric Datum) Regulations 2026

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation

These regulations are the Mines and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Geocentric Datum) Regulations 2026.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)Part 1 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

Part 2 — Mining Regulations 1981 amended

3.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Mining Regulations 1981.

4.Regulation 89AAA amended

In regulation 89AAA(1) delete the definition of Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 and insert:

 

Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 means the Reference Frame as defined in the National Measurement (Recognized‑Value Standard of Measurement of Position) Determination 2026 (Cth) clause 5.

 

Part 3 — Offshore Minerals Regulations 2010 amended

5.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Offshore Minerals Regulations 2010.

6.Regulation 4A amended

In regulation 4A(1) delete the definition of Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 and insert:

 

Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 means the Reference Frame as defined in the National Measurement (Recognized‑Value Standard of Measurement of Position) Determination 2026 (Cth) clause 5.

 

Part 4 — Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990 amended

7.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990.

8.Regulation 10 amended

In regulation 10(1) delete the definition of Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 and insert:

 

Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 means the Reference Frame as defined in the National Measurement (Recognized‑Value Standard of Measurement of Position) Determination 2026 (Cth) clause 5.

 

Part 5 — Petroleum, Geothermal Energy and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 1987 amended

9.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Petroleum, Geothermal Energy and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 1987.

10.Regulation 10 amended

In regulation 10(1) delete the definition of Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 and insert:

 

Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 means the Reference Frame as defined in the National Measurement (Recognized‑Value Standard of Measurement of Position) Determination 2026 (Cth) clause 5.

 

A. O’SULLIVAN, Clerk of the Executive Council

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