OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1994 - SECT 165 Commonwealth - State offshore area--provisional renewal of retention licence

OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1994 - SECT 165

    If the Designated Authority for a Commonwealth - State offshore area refers the application to the Joint Authority under section   164, the Joint Authority may:

  (a)   provisionally renew the licence; or

  (b)   subject to section   168, refuse to renew the licence.

Note 1:   Under section   155, the renewal of the licence cannot be effective before it is registered (see section   334 for registration). The renewal will not be registered until it has been properly accepted (see section   173 for proper acceptance ).

Note 2:   Under section   177, new conditions may be imposed on renewal.