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they are applicable, to a person who is charged in that State or Territory with an offence against this Act or the regulations that was committed outside Australia and the Territories.

(5) Except as provided by this Act, the Judiciary Act 1903-1969 applies in relation to offences against this Act or the regulations.

Annual report.
53. (1) The Authority shall, as soon as practicable after each 30 June, prepare and furnish to the Minister, for presentation to the Parliament, a report of its operations during the year ended on that date, together with financial statements in respect of that year in such form as the Treasurer approves.

(2) Before furnishing financial statements to the Minister, the Authority shall submit them to the Auditor-General, who shall report to the Minister—
(a) whether the statements are based on proper accounts and records;
   (b) whether the statements are in agreement with the accounts and records and show fairly the financial transactions and the state of affairs of the Authority;
   (c) whether the receipt, expenditure and investment of moneys, and the acquisition and disposal of assets, by the Authority during the year have been in accordance with this Act; and
   (d) as to such other matters arising out of the statements as the Auditor-General considers should be reported to the Minister.
(3) The Minister shall cause the report and financial statements, together with the report of the Auditor-General, to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after their receipt by the Minister.
(4) The first report and financial statements to be prepared and furnished to the Minister by the Authority under this section shall relate to the period commencing on the date of commencement of this Act and ending on 30 June 1974.

Regulations.
54. (1) The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which, by this Act, are required or permitted to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, and, in particular—
    (a) making provision for or in relation to the closing of any pipes forming part of a pipeline of the Authority;
   (b) making provision for and in relation to the depositing with the prescribed authority of a State or Territory, for public informa­tion, of plans showing—
       (i) the route of any pipe or system of pipes that the Auth­ority proposes to construct in that State or Territory; and
       (ii) the site on which the Authority proposes to install any equipment or construct any structures in that State or Territory in relation to such a pipe or system of pipes; and

   (c) prescribing penalties, not exceeding a fine of $200 or imprisonment for a period