This Act lays down rules for the effective and responsible management of the seabed minerals. This Act establishes the national framework for seabed minerals activities, including in relation to the release of areas of seabed for seabed minerals activities, controls for the issue and regulation of titles, institutional arrangements for administration of the scheme including monitoring and enforcement. Furthermore, this Act sets forth provisions on the establishment of the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority, the Seabed Minerals Advisory Committee and the Seabed Minerals Fund; areas available for seabed mineral activities within Cook Islands national jurisdiction; permits and licences for seabed mineral activities; the duties and responsibilities of permit and title holders and licensees; and seabed mining in international seabed area.