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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, among the States, between Territories or between a Territory and a State;
    (d) for the purpose of ensuring the availability when a state of war, or danger of war, exists, of adequate reserves and supplies of petroleum, petroleum products, petrochemicals, minerals and

    refined substances capable of being used for the purpose of the defence of Australia; or
   (e) in respect of matters incidental to or related to the performance of its functions in accordance with paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).
(2) Sections 6, 7 and 8 shall be taken to confer on the Authority only functions that may be performed by the Authority in accordance with sub-section (1).

Duties of Authority.
10. (1) In relation to operations by way of exploration for, or recovery of, petroleum or a mineral, it is the duty of the Authority to make thorough preliminary investigations in accordance with generally accepted principles.
(2) The Authority shall perform its functions, in so far as it is reasonably practicable for it to do so, in such a manner as will ensure that adequate quantities of petroleum or of any mineral of a kind ordinarily imported into Australia from another country are available for use in Australia at any time when the exportation of petroleum or minerals of that kind to Australia is restricted or prohibited by the Government of another country.
(3) It is the duty of the Authority—
    (a) to ensure that operations carried on by or on behalf of the Authority in a petroleum exploration area in connexion with the exploration of that area for petroleum or the recovery of petroleum from that area are carried on in a proper and workmanlike manner and in accordance with good oil field practice;
(b) to ensure that all operations carried on by or on behalf of the Authority—
       (i) in a minerals exploration area in connexion with the exploration of that area for minerals or the recovery of minerals from that area; or
(ii) in connexion with the construction, maintenance or operation of a pipeline,
   are carried on in a proper and workmanlike manner;
(c) to ensure that—
       (i) all structures, equipment and other property that the Authority brings, or causes to be brought, into a petroleum exploration area or a minerals exploration area are maintained in good condition and repair; and
       (b) all structures, equipment and other property in a petroleum exploration area or minerals exploration area belonging to the Authority or under its control