New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991 - SECT 30

30 Area of exploration licence

(1) The area comprised in an exploration licence must be:

(a) not more than 140 blocks, and

(b) not less than 1 block, except in cases where for special reasons the Minister considers that a smaller area is necessary or desirable.

(2) The size of the area over which the renewal of an exploration licence is granted must not exceed 75 per cent of the size of:

(a) the area over which the licence was originally granted, in the case of a first renewal of the licence, or

(b) the area over which its last previous renewal was granted, in any other case,

unless the Minister, being satisfied that special circumstances exist, otherwise determines.