Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C00368:section:10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C00368
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 10
Character Range: 5417–7327

10  Royalty and penalties debts due to Commonwealth

 (1) Royalty under section 4, and an amount payable under subsection 9(2), are debts due to the Commonwealth by a person who is or has been a mining licence holder and are recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction.

 (2) Royalty and other amounts referred to in subsection (1) received by the Designated Authority shall be deemed to be received by the Designated Authority on behalf of the Commonwealth.
Notes to the Offshore Minerals (Royalty) Act 1981

Note 1

The Offshore Minerals (Royalty) Act 1981 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 82, 1981 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts
Act                                                      Number    Date         Date of commencement                      Application, saving or transitional provisions
                                                         and year  of Assent
Minerals (Submerged Lands) (Royalty) Act 1981            82, 1981  18 Jun 1981  1 Feb 1990 (see  Gazette 1989, No. S387)
Minerals (Submerged Lands) (Royalty) Amendment Act 1994  25, 1994  25 Feb 1994  (a)                                       —

   (a) (2) This Act commences immediately after the Offshore Minerals Act 1994 commences.
    The Offshore Minerals Act 1994 came into operation on 25 February 1994.

Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected                                                                                How affected
Title....................                                                                         am. No. 25, 1994
S. 1....................                                                                          am. No. 25, 1994
Ss. 3–10................                                                                          am. No. 25, 1994