What the official record says
This Act is the Prohibition on Seabed Mining Legislation Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. This Part amends the Crown Minerals Act 1991 (the ). In section 2(1), insert in its appropriate alphabetical order: means prospecting or exploration for, or mining, Crown owned minerals on the seabed to the outer limits of the territorial sea. Above section 23A(2)(a), insert: a person may not apply under this section for a permit for a prohibited activity: After section 24(1), insert: Despite subsection (1), the Minister must not offer permits for allocation in respect of a prohibited activity. Replace section 25(2A) with: Despite anything to the contrary in this Act (including section 1A), the Minister must not grant a permit