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in Australia or elsewhere;
(d)  to manufacture petroleum products and petrochemicals in Australia or elsewhere;
    (e) to buy and sell petroleum, petroliferous minerals, petroleum products and petrochemicals, whether in Australia or elsewhere; and
   (f) to transport petroleum, petroliferous minerals, petroleum products and petrochemicals on the Australian continental land mass and between Australia and other countries.

Functions of Authority in relation to minerals.
7. (1) Subject to section 9, the functions of the Authority include the following:—
(a) to explore for minerals on the Australian continental land mass and elsewhere;
    (b) to recover minerals from their natural site on the Australian continental land mass or from any other place;

    (c) to treat minerals for the purpose of extracting metals and other substances in Australia or elsewhere;
   (d) to refine metals and other substances obtained as a result of the treatment of minerals in Australia or elsewhere;
   (e) to crush, screen or otherwise treat or prepare for sale coal and construction materials in Australia or elsewhere;
   (f) to buy and sell minerals, refined substances and manufactured materials and substances, whether in Australia or elsewhere; and
   (g) to transport minerals, refined substances and manufactured materials and substances on the Australian continental land mass and between Australia and other countries.
(2) In this section—

   "manufactured materials and substances" means materials and substances manufactured from a refined substance;
"minerals" does not include petroliferous minerals.

Other function of Authority.
   8. Subject to section 9, the Authority has, in addition to any other functions conferred on it by this Act, the following functions:—
    (a) to assist, otherwise than by providing a financial grant or subsidy, persons to carry on, and to co-operate with persons in the carrying on, of any undertaking or operation of a kind within the functions of the Authority under section 6 or 7;
   (b) to operate, or make arrangements with a view to the operation of, a scheme designed to ascertain the quantities of petroleum and minerals available for recovery from the Australian conti­nental land mass; and
   (c) to co-operate with authorities, organizations and other persons in formulating proposals designed to ensure that the recovery of petroleum and minerals so available is carried on in the best interests of the Australian people having regard to the long term needs of the Australian people.

Restrictions on exercise of functions.
   9. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), the Authority may perform the functions conferred on it by sections 6 ,7 and 8 only—
   (a) in a Territory;
   (b) in relation to the natural resources of any part of the submarine areas of the Australian continental land mass;
   (c) for the purpose of, by way of or so as to facilitate trade and commerce with other countries,