New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsIn this Act:
"appropriate application fee" means the application fee determined from time
to time by the Minister, with the concurrence of the Treasurer, for the
purposes of the provision in which that term appears.
"approved" means approved by the Minister under section 41.
"associate" has the meaning given by section 26 (1).
"associated agent of a holder" has the meaning given by section 26 (3).
"associated agent of an associated contractor" has the meaning given by
section 26 (4).
"associated contractor of a holder" has the meaning given by section 26 (2).
"associated employee of a holder" has the meaning given by section 26 (5).
"associated employee of an associated contractor" has the meaning given by
section 26 (6).
"block" means a portion of the coastal waters constituted according to section
17.
"caveat" on a licence means a caveat against:
(a) the registration of dealings in relation to the licence, or
(b) the registration of a person as a holder of the licence under section 340."coastal waters" has the meaning given by section 16 (1) and (2).
(a) a transfer of the licence, and
(b) a transfer of a share in the licence,but does not include a document that comes within section 337 (1) other than a document by which a block or a licence is surrendered.
(a) an equitable interest in the licence, and
(b) a security interest in the licence."licence" means:
(a) an exploration licence, or
(b) a retention licence, or
(c) a mining licence, or
(d) a works licence."licence area" means the block or blocks covered by a licence.
(a) the exploration for minerals in coastal waters, or
(b) the recovery of minerals from coastal waters, or
(c) activities carried out in coastal waters under a works licence."offshore mining register" means the register kept for the purposes of Part 3.1.
(a) a hydrocarbon or a mixture of hydrocarbons, or
(b) a mixture of one or more hydrocarbons and one or more of the following:"primary payment period" for the provisional grant or provisional renewal of a licence means the period of 30 days after the day on which the applicant is given a written notice:(i) hydrogen sulphide,(ii) nitrogen,(iii) helium,(iv) carbon dioxide.
(a) in the case of the grant of an exploration licence, under section 66, and
(b) in the case of the renewal of an exploration licence, under section 110, and
(c) in the case of the grant of a retention licence, under section 147, and
(d) in the case of the renewal of a retention licence, under section 169, and
(e) in the case of the grant of a mining licence, under section 210, and
(f) in the case of the renewal of a mining licence, under section 246, and
(g) in the case of the grant of a works licence, under section 279, and
(h) in the case of the renewal of a works licence, under section 296."provisional holder" means a person who has been provisionally granted a licence.
(a) a Minister of State for a State, or
(b) a Minister of State for the Northern Territory."successor licence" to a licence has the meaning given by section 8.
(a) the day on which the initial term of the licence ends, or
(b) a day on which the term of a renewal of the licence ends."tender block" has the meaning given by section 20.
(a) when used in relation to a licence, has the meaning given by section 7 (1), and
(b) when used in relation to a share in a licence, has the meaning given by section 7 (2) and (3)."vary" a licence condition includes revoke or suspend.