Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967. Country/Territory Papua New Guinea Document type Legislation Date 1967 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act relating to the Exploration for, and the Exploitation of, the Petroleum Resources, and certain other Resources, of the Continental Shelf of Australia and of certain Territories of the Commonwealth and of certain other Submerged Land. Subject Mineral resources Keyword Mining Oil Geographical area Oceania, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act makes section 11 of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 of Australia applicable to Papua new Guinea. Other sections are included in the text so as to give an overview of section 11 and to allow the definition section to be used. Section 11 provides that, subject to provisions of the Act, the laws in force in a Territory, whether written or unwritten, and as in force from time to time, and any instrument made under any of those laws, apply in the adjacent area as defined in section Full text English Website www.paclii.org