Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00179:section:17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00179
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 17
Character Range: 48539–49834

17  Declared areas
 (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare a specified area in the Commonwealth offshore area for the purposes of this Act.
 (2) An area declared under subsection (1) is a declared area for the purposes of this Act.
 (3) The Minister may declare an area only if:
 (a) a notice proposing to declare the area has been published under section 18; and
 (b) the day specified in the notice under paragraph 18(d) as the day by which submissions may be made has passed; and
 (c) the Minister has consulted:
 (i) the Defence Minister; and
 (ii) the Minister administering section 1 of the Navigation Act 2012; and
 (d) the Minister is satisfied that the area is suitable for offshore renewable energy infrastructure.
 (4) A declared area:
 (a) need not be continuous; and
 (b) may be all of, or part of, the area specified in the notice under paragraph 18(a).
 (5) A declaration must set out the following:
 (a) the declared area;
 (b) any conditions under section 20 that the declaration is subject to.
 (6) Subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 does not apply in relation to a declaration.
Note: For revocation of a declaration, see section 26 of this Act. For variation of a declaration, see sections 22 to 25 of this Act.