(4) Subject to this section, the several courts of Victoria are invested with jurisdiction in all matters arising under the provisions of the laws applied by this section. (5) For the purposes of proceedings for an offence S. 57(5) amended by against the law of an averment in an indictment, Nos 57/1989 charge-sheet or complaint that— s. 3(Sch. item 104.3), 68/2009 (a) a person was at a specified time or in respect s. 97(Sch. of a specified period a person connected with item 71). — S. 57(5)(b)(c) * * * * * repealed by No. 56/1999 s. 10(2). shall be evidence and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive evidence of the fact averred. (6) In this section— (a) means so much of the area S. 57(6)(a) offshore area substituted by described in item 2 of Schedule 1 to the No. 56/1999 s. 10(3)(a), Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas amended by Storage Act 2006 of the Commonwealth in No. 10/2010 s. 800(Sch. 6 relation to Victoria as is within the outer item 7.3). limits of the continental shelf and includes the space above and below that area; (b) has the same meaning as S. 57(6)(b) coastal waters of amended by the expression coastal waters of the State No. 11/2002 s. 3(Sch. 1 has in relation to under the Coastal Waters item 38). (State Powers) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth; (ba) has the same meaning S. 57(6)(ba) cooperative scheme inserted by as that expression has in the Crimes at Sea No. 56/1999 Act 1999; s. 10(3)(b). (bb) has the same meaning as in S. 57(6)(bb) continental shelf inserted by the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 No. 56/1999 (Commonwealth); s. 10(3)(b).
(4) Subject to this section, the several courts of Victoria are invested with jurisdiction in all matters arising under the provisions of the laws applied by this section. S. 57(5) amended by Nos 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 104.3), 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 71). (5) For the purposes of proceedings for an offence against the law of an averment in an indictment, charge-sheet or complaint that— (a) a person was at a specified time or in respect of a specified period a person connected with — S. 57(5)(b)(c) repealed by No. 56/1999 s. 10(2). * * * * * shall be evidence and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive evidence of the fact averred. (6) In this section— S. 57(6)(a) substituted by No. 56/1999 s. 10(3)(a), amended by No. 10/2010 s. 800(Sch. 6 item 7.3). (a) offshore area means so much of the area described in item 2 of Schedule 1 to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 of the Commonwealth in relation to Victoria as is within the outer limits of the continental shelf and includes the space above and below that area; S. 57(6)(b) amended by No. 11/2002 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 38). (b) coastal waters of has the same meaning as the expression coastal waters of the State has in relation to under the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth; S. 57(6)(ba) inserted by No. 56/1999 s. 10(3)(b). (ba) cooperative scheme has the same meaning as that expression has in the Crimes at Sea Act 1999; S. 57(6)(bb) inserted by No. 56/1999 s. 10(3)(b). (bb) continental shelf has the same meaning as in the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 (Commonwealth);
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