# Certain resources installations to be part of Australia

> act-s8 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

8 Certain resources installations to be part of Australia
          (1) For the purposes of this Act, a resources installation that:
               (a) becomes attached to the Australian seabed after the
                    commencement of this subsection; or








                (b) at the commencement of this subsection, is attached to the
                      Australian seabed;
               shall, subject to subsection (2), be deemed to be part of Australia
               and shall be deemed not to be a place outside Australia.
          (2) A resources installation that is deemed to be part of Australia by
              virtue of the operation of this section shall, for the purposes of this
              Act, cease to be part of Australia if:
                (a) the installation is detached from the Australian seabed, or
                    from another resources installation that is 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).