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8  Collectors, States and Northern Territory
 (1) In this Act, a reference to the Collector, or to a Collector, is a reference to:
 (a) the Comptroller‑General of Customs; or
 (b) any officer doing duty in the matter in relation to which the expression is used.
 (2) For the purposes of this Act, a State shall be taken to include:
 (a) in the case of a State other than the State of Queensland—that part of Australian waters that is within the area described in Schedule 1 to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that refers to that State; and
 (b) in the case of the State of Queensland—that part of Australian waters that is within:
 (i) the area described in that Schedule to that Act that refers to the State of Queensland; or
 (ii) the Coral Sea area.
 (3) For the purposes of this Act, the Northern Territory shall be taken to include that part of Australian waters that is within:
 (a) the area described in Schedule 1 to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that refers to the Northern Territory; or
 (b) the area described in that Schedule to that Act that refers to the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands.