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an offence under a provision of the Principal Act as amended by this Act or to the imposition of a pecuniary penalty under section 243b of the Principal Act as amended by this Act in relation to any act done or omitted to be done on or in relation to an Australian sea installation on a day occurring after the commencement of this section and before the day on which the Sea Installations Act 1987 receives the Royal Assent.

PART III—AMENDMENT OF THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1982

Principal Act
22. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Customs Tariff Act 19822.

Repeal of sections 5 to 9, inclusive
23. Sections 5 to 9, inclusive, of the Principal Act are repealed.

PART IV—AMENDMENTS OF THE EXCISE ACT 1901

Principal Act
24. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Excise Act 19013.

25. After section 4 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Certain installations to be part of Australia
"4a. (1) For the purposes of the Excise Acts:
     (a) a resources installation that becomes attached to, or that is, at the commencement of this subsection, attached to, the Australian seabed; or
     (b) a sea installation that becomes installed in, or that is, at the commencement of this subsection, installed in, an adjacent area or a coastal area;
shall, subject to subsections (2) and (3), be deemed to be part of Australia.

"(2) A resources installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of this section shall, for the purposes of the Excise Acts, cease to be part of Australia if:
     (a) the installation is detached from the Australian seabed, or from another resources installation attached to the Australian seabed, for the purpose of being taken to a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters (whether or not the installation is to be taken to a place in Australia before being taken outside those outer limits); or
     (b) after having been detached from the Australian seabed otherwise than for the purpose referred to in paragraph (a), the installation is moved for the purpose of being taken to a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters (whether or not the installation is to be taken to a place in Australia before being taken outside those outer limits).
"(3) A sea installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of this section shall, for the purposes of the Excise Acts, cease to be part of Australia if:
     (a) the installation is detached from its location for the purpose of being taken to a place that is not in an adjacent area or in a coastal area; or
     (b) after having