PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991 - SECT 56 Notice of application to be sent to councils in certain cases

PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991 - SECT 56

56 Notice of application to be sent to councils in certain cases

If the land to which an application for a production lease relates is not affected by an environmental planning instrument within the meaning of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 that comprehensively specifies the purposes for which development is prohibited and the purposes for which development may be carried out, either with or without the consent of any person or body, the Minister must cause to be served on the council within whose local government area the land is situated a notice--

(a) stating that an application for the lease has been lodged, and

(b) containing a description or a plan of the area of land over which the lease is sought, and

(c) stating that objection to the granting of the lease, or proposals for the inclusion in the lease of any condition, may be made to the Minister within the period specified in the notice.