New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991 - SECT 20A

20A Waiver of minor procedural matters

(1) The Minister may grant or renew a petroleum title even though the applicant or holder has failed to comply with a requirement of this Act or the regulations:

(a) as to the time within which anything is required to be done, or

(b) as to the details to be contained in any notice to be served, lodged or caused to be published by the applicant, or

(c) as to the documents or particulars to accompany the application, or

(d) as to the furnishing of information by the applicant.

(2) This section does not authorise the Minister to grant or renew a petroleum title in the case of an applicant or holder who has failed to comply with such a requirement unless the Minister is satisfied that the failure is unlikely:

(a) adversely to affect any person’s rights under this Act or the regulations, or

(b) to result in any person’s being deprived of information necessary for the effective exercise of those rights.