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New South Wales
Petroleum (Submerged Lands)
Amendment (Permits and Leases)
Bill 2005
Contents
Page
1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982
No 23 2
4 Repeal of Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Savings
Regulation 2000 2
Schedule 1 Amendments relating to permits and leases 3
Schedule 2 Amendments by way of statute law revision 5
I certify that this PUBLIC BILL, which originated in the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
has finally passed the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL and the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly,
Sydney, , 2005
New South Wales
Petroleum (Submerged Lands)
Amendment (Permits and Leases)
Bill 2005
Act No , 2005
An Act to amend the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 in relation to renewals
of exploration permits for petroleum and the imposition of conditions on retention
leases for petroleum and in relation to the identification of certain land; and for other
purposes.
I have examined this Bill, and find it to correspond in all respects with the Bill
as finally passed by both Houses.
Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment (Permits and Leases) Bill 2005
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment (Permits and
Leases) Act 2005.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent.
3 Amendment of Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 No 23
The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 is amended as set out in
Schedules 1 and 2.
4 Repeal of Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Savings Regulation 2000
The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Savings Regulation 2000 is
repealed.
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Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment (Permits and Leases) Bill 2005
Amendments relating to permits and leases Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments relating to permits and
leases
(Section 3)
[1] Section 31 Application for renewal of permit
Omit "section 32" from section 31 (1). Insert instead "sections 32 and 32A".
[2] Section 32A
Insert after section 32:
32A Certain permits cannot be renewed more than twice
(1) This section applies to an application for the renewal of a permit
if:
(a) the original permit was granted under section 23:
(i) on or after 1 January 2006, and
(ii) as a result of an application made in response to an
invitation in an instrument that was published under
section 21 (1) on or after 1 January 2006, or
(b) the original permit was granted under section 28 on or after
1 January 2006.
(2) A permittee must not make such an application if it could result
in the original permit being renewed more than twice.
[3] Section 39H Conditions of lease
Omit "2 notices" from section 39H (4). Insert instead "a notice".
[4] Schedule 4 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Insert before Part 1:
Part 1AA Preliminary
[5] Schedule 4
Renumber clause 3 as clause 1AA and insert it in Part 1AA (as inserted by
item [4]).
[6] Schedule 4
Insert at the end of clause 1AA (1) (b) (as renumbered by item [5]):
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment (Permits and Leases)
Act 2005
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Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment (Permits and Leases) Bill 2005
Schedule 1 Amendments relating to permits and leases
[7] Schedule 4, Part 3
Insert after clause 5:
Part 3 Provision consequent on enactment of
Petroleum (Submerged Lands)
Amendment (Permits and Leases) Act 2005
6 Saving of existing conditions
If, before the commencement of the amendment to section 39H
made by the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment (Permits
and Leases) Act 2005:
(a) a lessee had already complied with a notice of the kind
referred to in section 39H (3) during the term of the lease,
and
(b) the Minister had given to the lessee during that term a
further notice of that kind, and
(c) the lessee had not complied with the further notice,
this Act has effect, after the commencement of that amendment,
as if the Minister had not given the further notice.
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Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment (Permits and Leases) Bill 2005
Amendments by way of statute law revision Schedule 2
Schedule 2 Amendments by way of statute law
revision
(Section 3)
[1] Section 7 Ascertaining points and other matters
Insert "(other than Schedule 2)" after "Act" where firstly occurring.
[2] Section 7 (2)
Insert at the end of section 7:
(2) The points of latitude and longitude referred to in Schedule 2 are
to be determined by reference to a spheroid having its centre at
the centre of the Earth and a major (equatorial) radius of
6,378,160 metres and a flattening of 100/29825 and by reference
to the position of the Johnston Geodetic Station in the Northern
Territory of Australia, which is taken to be situated at
133 degrees, 12 minutes and 30.0771 seconds of East Longitude
and at 25 degrees, 56 minutes and 54.5515 seconds of South
Latitude and to have a ground level of 571.2 metres above that
spheroid.
[3] Section 92 Imposition of registration fees
Omit "stamp duty under Part 3 of, and the Second Schedule to, the Stamp
Duties Act 1920" from section 92 (7).
Insert instead "duty under the Duties Act 1997".
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