Commonwealth Numbered Acts

MINERALS (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT 1981 No. 81, 1981 - SECT 99

99. (1) A person who is the holder of a prescribed exploration authority at
the time of commencement of this Act may make an application to the Designated
Authority for the grant of a permit or permits in accordance with this
section.

(2) A person who is the holder of a prescribed exploitation authority at the
time of commencement of this Act may make an application to the Designated
Authority for the grant of a licence or licences in accordance with this
section.

(3) An application under this section -

   (a)  shall be in accordance with an approved form;

   (b)  shall be made in an approved manner;

   (c)  shall contain particulars of the prescribed instrument concerned;

   (d)  shall specify the blocks in respect of which the application is made;

   (e)  shall be accompanied by the particulars referred to in paragraph 24
        (1) (e);

   (f)  shall comply with sub-section 24 (2);

   (g)  may set out any other matters that the applicant wishes to be
        considered; and

   (h)  shall be accompanied by a fee of $300.

(4) Subject to sub-section (5), an application under this section may be made
in respect of all or some of the blocks that relate to the graticular sections
that relate to the part of the adjacent area that is the subject of the
prescribed instrument concerned.

(5) Where part only of a block that is constituted as provided by section 21
is included in a part of the area the subject of a prescribed instrument, an
application under this section shall not be made in respect of a block
constituted as provided by section 98 -

   (a)  that forms part of that first-mentioned block; and

   (b)  that is the subject of a permit or licence, or of another prescribed
        instrument, of which the holder is a person other than the applicant.

(6) An application under this section may be made -

   (a)  in the case of an application for a permit - in respect of more than
        500 blocks; or

   (b)  in the case of an application for a licence - in respect of more than
        50 blocks.

(7) Where a permit or licence is not granted on an application under this
section, the applicant is not entitled to the refund of the fee, or any part
of the fee, accompanying the application.