PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991 - SCHEDULE 1

PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991 - SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 1 – Savings and transitional provisions

(Section 140)

Part 1 - General

1 Definition

In this Schedule--


"the former Act" means the Petroleum Act 1955 .

2 Regulations

(1) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on--

(a) the publication by the Surveyor-General of a notice under section 4 (2) of the Survey (Geocentric Datum of Australia) Act 1999 , or

(b) the enactment of the following Acts--

this Act

Petroleum (Onshore) Amendment Act 1998

Native Title (New South Wales) Amendment Act 1998

Survey (Geocentric Datum of Australia) Act 1999

Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2000

Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2008 , but only in relation to the amendments made to this Act

Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Land Access) Act 2010 , but only in relation to amendments made to this Act

any Act that amends this Act

(2) Any such provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of publication of the notice under section 4 (2) of the Survey (Geocentric Datum of Australia) Act 1999 or the date of assent to the Act concerned (as the case may be), or a later date.

(3) To the extent to which any such provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate so as--

(a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or

(b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.

(4) Any provision of the regulations made under this clause has effect despite anything to the contrary in this Schedule. The regulations may make separate savings and transitional provisions or amend this Schedule to consolidate the savings and transitional provisions.

3 Licences and leases under the former Act

A petroleum exploration licence or petroleum mining lease that was in force under the former Act immediately before its repeal is taken to be an exploration licence or production lease (respectively) under this Act and to continue (subject to this Act) in force for the remainder of its term subject to the same conditions as were attached to it immediately before the repeal of the former Act.

4 Applications for licences and leases

(1) An application made before the date of repeal of the former Act for a petroleum exploration licence or a petroleum mining lease, being an application that had not been determined before that date, is taken to be an application for an exploration licence or production lease (respectively) under this Act.

(2) Any such application is to be determined and otherwise dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the former Act.

5 Suspended conditions

A suspension, effective under section 42 of the former Act immediately before its repeal, of the conditions of a licence or lease continues in effect despite the repeal of the former Act for the remainder of the period of suspension.

6 Reserved lands

A proclamation under section 9 (4) of the former Act remains in force and has effect as a notification under section 9 (1) (a) of this Act.

7 Other matters

Any direction, exemption, consent or agreement in force under the former Act immediately before the repeal of the former Act continues in force despite the repeal of the former Act and may be varied, revoked or discharged in the same manner and to the same extent as under that Act.

Part 2 - Provisions consequent on enactment of Petroleum (Onshore) Amendment Act 1998

8 Definition

In this Part--


"amending Act" means the Petroleum (Onshore) Amendment Act 1998 .

9 Securities

A security given by a holder of a petroleum title under section 16 (as in force immediately before the repeal and re-enactment of section 16 by Schedule 1 [3[#93] to the amending Act) is taken--

(a) to have been given under section 16 as re-enacted, and

(b) to have been given for the fulfilment of the holder's obligations under this Act in respect of the title,

10 Renewals

Section 19 (2) as in force immediately before the date of commencement of Schedule 1 [5[#93] to the amending Act applies to the renewal of any petroleum title in force immediately before that date.

11 Conditions on certain production leases

The amendments made to section 76 by Schedule 1 [9[#93]-[12[#93] to the amending Act do not affect the validity of any condition imposed on a production lease under section 76 as in force immediately before the commencement of those amendments.

12 Records

Nothing in section 95, as re-enacted by the amending Act, requires the Director-General to keep a record of an application made, or a petroleum title granted, before the commencement of Schedule 1 [14[#93] to the amending Act.

13 Application for transfer of title

An application under section 96 for approval of the transfer of a petroleum title that was made to the Minister before the commencement of Schedule 1 [15[#93] to the amending Act, but was not finally determined before that commencement, may be dealt with as if section 96 had not been repealed and re-enacted by the amending Act.

14 Registration of interests

(1) Nothing in section 97, as re-enacted by the amending Act, requires the Director-General to maintain the register of instruments required to be maintained under section 97 before its repeal and re-enactment by Schedule 1 [16[#93] to the amending Act.

(2) Section 97, as re-enacted, extends to the registration of interests in petroleum titles existing immediately before the commencement of Schedule 1 [16[#93] to the amending Act.

Part 3 - Provisions consequent on enactment of Native Title (New South Wales) Amendment Act 1998

15 Conversion of existing prospecting titles to low-impact prospecting titles

(1) The holder of an exploration licence or special prospecting authority in force immediately before the commencement of Division 6 of Part 3 of this Act may apply to the Minister for its conversion to a low-impact exploration licence or low-impact special prospecting authority under that Division. Exploration licences and special prospecting authorities are referred to in this clause as
"prospecting titles" .

(2) The Minister may approve the application only if satisfied that the notification and other requirements of that Division for the grant of a low-impact prospecting title have been complied with. For the purpose of converting the title, the Minister is to amend the title and its conditions by notice served on the holder of the title.

(3) On the service of the notice, the title becomes a low-impact exploration licence or low-impact special prospecting authority (as the case requires) and is subject to the provisions of that Division.

(4) An application under this clause may be made with respect to a part only of the land over which the prospecting title was granted. In that case, the Minister may, subject to the regulations, convert the title as to that part of the land and continue the existing title as to the remainder of the land.

16 Saving with respect to existing exploration licences and special prospecting authorities

The amendments made to this Act by the Native Title (New South Wales) Amendment Act 1998 do not invalidate or affect any exploration licence or special prospecting authority in force at the time the amendments are made.

Part 4 - Provisions consequent on enactment of Survey (Geocentric Datum of Australia) Act 1999

17 Definition

In this Part, the
"amending Act" means the Survey (Geocentric Datum of Australia) Act 1999 .

18 Boundaries of exploration licences

(1) On the commencement of this clause, an exploration licence that is in force applies to an area of land (in so far as a graticular section or unit referred to in section 4 is used to specify the area) determined in accordance with section 5 as repealed and re-enacted by the amending Act.

(2) To the extent that, by the operation of subclause (1), the area to which an exploration licence in force on the commencement of this clause applies would be taken to include--

(a) land outside New South Wales, or

(b) any land over which, according to the provisions of Part 3 or of any other Act or law, the grant of an exploration licence is prohibited,

the land is excluded from the area.

(3) On application made in writing, within 90 days after the commencement of this clause, by the holder of an exploration licence applying to an area from which any land has been excluded by the operation of subclause (1), the Minister, on being satisfied that, before the commencement of this clause, significant evidence of valuable petroleum deposits existed in relation to the excluded land, may by order amend the licence so as to restore the whole or a specified part of the land excluded.

(4) An order may be made under subclause (3) even though the land restored would, but for the order, have been subject to another exploration licence.

(5) A person dissatisfied with the decision of the Minister on an application under this clause may appeal to a Warden's Court. In determining the appeal, the Court has all the functions of the Minister under this clause.

(6) No compensation is payable to any person for loss or damage arising from the operation of this clause.

19 Applications for exploration licences

On the commencement of this clause, a pending application for an exploration licence applies to an area of land (in so far as a graticular section or unit referred to in section 4 is used to specify the area) determined in accordance with section 5 as repealed and re-enacted by the amending Act.

20 Applications for production leases

On the commencement of this clause, a pending application for a production lease applies to an area of land (in so far as a graticular section or unit referred to in section 4 is used to specify the area) determined in accordance with section 5 as repealed and re-enacted by the amending Act.

Part 5 - Provisions consequent on enactment of Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2000

21 Conditions of petroleum titles

The Minister may, by instrument in writing served on the holder of a petroleum title in force at the commencement of this clause, vary the conditions of the title so as to identify those conditions of the title that are related to environmental management.

Part 6 - Provisions consequent on enactment of Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Land Access) Act 2010

22 Definition

In this Part,
"the amending Act" means the Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Land Access) Act 2010 .

23 Existing land access arrangement

(1) A land access arrangement purporting to have been agreed or determined under Part 4A of this Act before the commencement of the amending Act that would have been a valid arrangement if agreed or determined after that commencement is taken to be (and always to have been) a valid arrangement under that Part.

(2) Any action purportedly taken before the commencement of the amending Act in relation to a proposed access arrangement under that Part that would have been validly taken after that commencement is taken to have been (and always to have been) validly taken under that Part.

(3) Any amendment made by the amending Act that requires the agreement for an access arrangement to be in writing does not affect the operation of any access arrangement, in force immediately before the commencement of that amendment, that was agreed to orally.

(4) This clause does not affect any order of a court made before the commencement of the amending Act.

24 Existing petroleum titles

(1) A petroleum title purporting to have been granted under this Act before the commencement of the amending Act that would have been a valid petroleum title if granted after that commencement is taken to be (and always to have been) a valid petroleum title under this Act.

(2) Any action purportedly taken before the commencement of the amending Act in relation to a proposed petroleum title under this Act that would have been validly taken after that commencement is taken to have been (and always to have been) validly taken under this Act.

(3) This clause does not affect any order of a court made before the commencement of the amending Act.

Part 7 - Provisions consequent on enactment of State Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2012

25 Definition

In this Part--


"amending Act" means the State Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2012 .

26 Validation

Any regulation made under this Act on or after the commencement of section 138A of the Act, and before the repeal of that section by the amending Act, to the extent that it purported to prescribe the amount of a fee payable under this Act is taken to have been, and to have always been, validly made.

27 Environmental management conditions and directions

(1) A condition of a petroleum title of a kind referred to in Division 2 of Part 6 of this Act (before the substitution of that Division by the amending Act), and in force immediately before that substitution, continues to have effect and is taken, on that substitution, to be a condition imposed under section 75 (as substituted by the amending Act).

(2) Accordingly the condition may be varied or revoked as provided for by that section.

28 Security deposit conditions

(1) A security deposit condition imposed or varied under section 16 and in force before the repeal of that section is taken, on that repeal, to have been imposed or varied under Part 10A (as inserted by the amending Act) and to comply with that Part.

(2) Anything done with respect to a security deposit condition under section 16 or 16A that continued to have effect immediately before the repeal of those sections, is taken on that repeal to have been done under Part 10A and to continue to have effect under that Part.

(3) Section 106D (Amount of security deposit), as inserted by the amending Act, applies in respect of the imposition or variation of a security deposit condition on or after the commencement of that section.

(4) That section does not affect the validity of any requirement of a condition imposed before the commencement of that section.

29 Payment of annual rental fee and administrative levy by existing title holder

(1) The requirements of Part 7A with respect to payment of an annual rental fee or administrative levy extend to a petroleum title granted before 1 July 2012 that is in force on 1 July 2012 (an
"existing title" ).

(2) Accordingly, for an existing title--

(a) liability for an annual rental fee arises on each grant anniversary date that occurs on or after 1 July 2012, and

(b) liability for an administrative levy arises on each grant anniversary date that occurs on or after 1 July 2012.

30 Payment in advance of annual rental fee and administrative levy

(1) The Minister may waive the requirement under Part 7A that an annual rental fee or administrative levy for which liability will arise on the grant of a petroleum title be paid in advance before the title is granted.

(2) Accordingly, the Minister may grant the title concerned even though the annual rental fee or administrative levy has not been paid.

(3) If the Minister waives the requirement for payment in advance, the fee or levy concerned must be paid within the period (of not less than 7 days) specified by the Director-General by notice in writing served on a person liable.

(4) This clause applies only in respect of liability arising before 1 October 2012 (or such later date as may be prescribed by the regulations).

Part 9 - Provisions consequent on enactment of Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2014

38 Operation of fit and proper person test

(1) Section 24A (as enacted by the Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2014 ) applies to any decision made after the commencement of that section, including--

(a) a decision with respect to an application or other matter that was pending on that commencement, and

(b) a decision based on conduct that occurred, or on a matter that arose, before that commencement.

(2) Section 24A (4) (as enacted by the Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2014 ) extends to permit the Minister to refuse the grant, renewal or transfer of a petroleum title even if the development consent that would otherwise have prevented refusal was granted before the date of assent to the Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2014 .

39 Grounds for cancellation or suspension of petroleum title

An amendment made to section 22 by the Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2014 applies to any decision made after the commencement of the amendment, including--

(a) a decision with respect to a matter that was pending on that commencement, and

(b) a decision based on conduct that occurred, or on a matter that arose, before that commencement.

Part 10 - Provisions consequent on enactment of State Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2014

40 Assessment and recovery of royalties under Taxation Administration Act 1996

(1) An amendment made to this Act by the State Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2014 applies only to royalty under this Act that is payable in respect of a royalty period that commences on or after the commencement of the amendment.

(2) This Act, as in force before such an amendment, continues to apply to royalty under this Act that is payable in respect of a royalty period that commenced before the commencement of the amendment.

41 Requirements to pay royalty to the Minister

(1) A requirement imposed by or under this Act to pay royalty under this Act to the Minister is taken, from the relevant commencement date, to be a requirement to pay royalty under this Act to the Crown.

(2) A reference in any document to royalty payable to the Minister under this Act is taken, from the relevant commencement date, to be a reference to royalty payable to the Crown under this Act.

(3) In this clause, the
"relevant commencement date" means the date of commencement of section 93, as inserted by the State Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2014 .

Part 11 - Provisions consequent on enactment of Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Grant of Coal and Petroleum Prospecting Titles) Act 2015

42 Definition

In this Part,
"2015 amending Act" means the Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Grant of Coal and Petroleum Prospecting Titles) Act 2015 .

43 Grant of exploration licence for designated area

(1) A designated area application is not affected by the amendments made by the 2015 amending Act and accordingly is to be dealt with as if the 2015 amending Act had not been enacted.

(2) An application is a
"designated area application" if--

(a) it is an application for an exploration licence made (and not withdrawn or otherwise finally disposed of) under this Act before the commencement of the amendment made by the 2015 amending Act that substitutes section 8, and

(b) on the commencement of that amendment, a designation is in force under section 9 (1) (a) in respect of the area over which the exploration licence is sought.

Part 12 - Provisions consequent on enactment of Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Harmonisation) Act 2015

44 Definition

In this Part--


"2015 amending Act" means the Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Harmonisation) Act 2015 .

45 Pending applications

An application for a petroleum title, or transfer or renewal of a petroleum title, made but not decided before the commencement of this clause and that complied with this Act, as in force before the Act's amendment by the 2015 amending Act, is taken to have been duly made under this Act, as amended.

46 Existing notifications of areas over which petroleum title may not be granted

A notification under section 9 (1) (a) that was in force immediately before the amendment of section 9 (1) by the 2015 amending Act is taken to have been made under section 9 (1) as amended by the 2015 amending Act.

47 Work programs accompanying existing applications

A work program that accompanied an application for a petroleum title before the replacement of section 14 by the 2015 amending Act, and that complied with section 14 (and the regulations) as in force immediately before the substitution of the section, is taken to comply with section 14 as substituted.

48 Existing conditions

Subject to this Part, a condition of a petroleum title, in force under section 23 immediately before the repeal of that section by the 2015 amending Act, continues to have effect and is taken to be a condition imposed under Schedule 1B.

49 Existing suspension of condition of petroleum title

A condition of a petroleum title that was, immediately before the repeal of section 24 by the 2015 amending Act, suspended, is taken to have been suspended under clause 11 of Schedule 1B, on the date of the original suspension.

49A Operation of requirements for activity approvals

For the avoidance of doubt, compliance with sections 31A and 36A is required in respect of any assessable prospecting operation (within the meaning of those sections) carried out after the commencement of the sections, even if it began before the commencement of the sections.

50 Existing "activity approval" conditions in exploration licences

(1) Any condition to which an exploration licence was subject immediately before the commencement of section 31A, as inserted by the 2015 amending Act, that requires approval to carry out operations and that is identified in the licence using 1 of the following phrases is void--

(a) Category 1 prospecting operations,

(b) Category 2 prospecting operations,

(c) Category 3 prospecting operations,

(d) assessable prospecting operations.

(2) However, an approval granted pursuant to a condition referred to in subclause (1) that was in force immediately before the commencement of this clause is taken to be an activity approval granted under section 31A and can be varied or voluntarily cancelled accordingly.

(2A) Each of the conditions of such an approval is taken to be a term of that activity approval and can be varied accordingly.

(3) An application for approval to carry out prospecting operations made in compliance with a condition referred to in subclause (1), being an application that had not been dealt with before the commencement of section 31A (as inserted by the 2015 amending Act), is to be dealt with in accordance with section 31A, as if it had been made under that section.

50A Existing "activity approval" conditions in assessment leases

(1) If an assessment lease was, immediately before 1 March 2016, subject to a condition that requires approval of a petroleum operations plan to carry out an activity, each of the following is taken to be an activity approval under section 36A and can be varied accordingly--

(a) any approval granted pursuant to such a condition, including any variation of that approval, that was in force immediately before 1 March 2016 (an
"existing POP approval" ),

(b) the petroleum operations plan that was approved by the existing POP approval, including any variation of that plan that was in force immediately before 1 March 2016,

(c) any approval required under, or referred to in, the petroleum operations plan for an activity or operation that is an assessable prospecting operation, being an approval that was in force immediately before 1 March 2016 and was not granted under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 or the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (an
"existing associated approval" ).

(2) The activity approval is taken to include the following terms, which can be varied accordingly--

(a) each condition to which the existing POP approval was subject (including any approved variation that was in force immediately before 1 March 2016),

(b) each provision of the relevant petroleum operations plan (including any approved variation that was in force immediately before 1 March 2016),

(c) each condition of any existing associated approval.

(3) An application for approval of a petroleum operations plan made in compliance with a condition of an assessment lease that requires such approval to carry out an activity, or an application for an approval required under such a petroleum operations plan, being an application that had not been dealt with before 1 March 2016, is to be dealt with in accordance with section 36A as if the application had been made under that section.

51 Existing directions to rehabilitate land

A direction given under section 77, as in force before its substitution by the 2015 amending Act, and having effect immediately before that substitution, continues in force after that amendment as if section 77 had not been substituted.

52 Existing inspectors

(1) A person who, on the repeal of section 113 by the 2015 amending Act, was constituted as an inspector by that section is, on that repeal, taken to be an inspector appointed under section 361 of the Mining Act 1992 until whichever of the following first occurs--

(a) the person is appointed as an inspector under section 361 of the Mining Act 1992 ,

(b) the Secretary revokes the person's appointment under subclause (2),

(c) a day occurs that is one year after the day on which this clause commences.

(2) The Secretary may revoke the appointment of a person who is taken to be appointed as an inspector under this clause or may subject the appointment to conditions, limitations or restrictions.

53 Existing notices of cause of danger

A notice that had effect under section 129 immediately before the commencement of the 2015 amending Act, and was issued by a person who, on the repeal of section 113 by the 2015 amending Act, was constituted as an inspector by that section, is taken to have been issued under this Act, as amended, and can be amended and revoked.

55 Existing notices and conditions

Section 125D, as inserted by the 2015 amending Act, extends to information given after the commencement of that section in compliance with a a notice given or condition imposed under this Act before the commencement of that section if the time by which, or period within which, the notice or condition must have been complied with had not expired immediately before that commencement.

56 Time for commencement of proceedings

Section 125M, as inserted by the 2015 amending Act, does not extend to offences committed before the commencement of that section for which proceedings had not been commenced when the section commenced.

Part 13 - Provisions consequent on enactment of Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Land Access Arbitration) Act 2015

57 Definition

In this Part,
"2015 amending Act" means the Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Land Access Arbitration) Act 2015 .

58 Application of amendments relating to general arbitration procedures to existing access arrangements and proposed access arrangements

(1) This clause applies to a proposed access arrangement for which notice had been given under section 69E before the commencement of this clause, but which was not agreed or determined before that commencement.

(2) Sections 69D (1) (f) and (2), 69G (2), 69H, 69I, 69J, 69K (1) and 69R (1) as in force immediately before their amendment, substitution or repeal by the 2015 amending Act continue to apply to access arrangements and proposed access arrangements to which this clause applies.

(3) Sections 69HA, 69HB, 69KB and 69SA do not apply to access arrangements and proposed access arrangements to which this clause applies.

59 Application of amendments relating to costs to existing access arrangements and proposed access arrangements

(1) This clause applies to a proposed access arrangement for which notice had been given under section 69E before the commencement of this clause, but which has not been agreed or determined before that commencement.

(2) Sections 69D (2A) and 69O (1) as in force immediately before their repeal by the 2015 amending Act continue to apply to access arrangements and proposed access arrangements to which this clause applies.

(3) Sections 69E (2A)-(2D), 69KC, 69NA and 69V do not apply to access arrangements and proposed access arrangements to which this clause applies.

60 Application of amendments relating to costs in Land and Environment Court

Section 69R (8) and (9), as inserted by the 2015 amending Act, do not apply to proceedings in the Land and Environment Court commenced, but not finally determined, before the commencement of this clause.

61 Application of amendments relating to production leases

Section 41 (3) and Part 4B, as inserted by the 2015 amending Act, do not apply in relation to a production lease granted before the commencement of this clause.

62 Application of amendments relating to determination of compensation

The amendments to the Act made by Schedule 2 [27[#93]-[34[#93] to the 2015 amending Act do not apply to the following--

(a) an arbitration commenced, but not completed, before the commencement of this clause,

(b) proceedings in the Land and Environment Court commenced, but not determined, before the commencement of this clause.

63 Application of amendments relating to the definition of "significant improvement"

The insertion of the definition of
"significant improvement" into section 72, and the other amendments made to that section, by the 2015 amending Act do not apply in relation to the following--

(a) any proceedings in the Land and Environment Court under that section that were commenced, but not finally determined, before the commencement of this clause,

(b) any proceedings in that Court in relation to a dispute concerning an access arrangement, or the variation of an access arrangement, for which notice had been given under section 69E before the commencement of this clause--

(i) that had not commenced before the commencement of this clause, or

(ii) that had commenced, but had not been finally determined, before the commencement of this clause.

Part 14 - Provisions consequent on enactment of Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2017

64 Publication of existing enforceable undertakings and relevant withdrawals and variations

The Secretary must publish, and make public, the following--

(a) a copy of an enforceable undertaking accepted by the Secretary before the commencement of this clause,

(b) notice of the withdrawal of an enforceable undertaking made before the commencement of this clause,

(c) notice and a copy of the variation of an enforceable undertaking made before the commencement of this clause.

65 Proceedings relating to enforceable undertakings

The provisions of Division 6 of Part 13A (as amended by the Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2017 ) extend to contraventions of enforceable undertakings that occurred before the commencement of those amendments (except where proceedings for a contravention have commenced before that commencement).

66 Pending applications relating to transfer of petroleum title

Clause 4 of Schedule 1B (as amended by the Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2017 ) extends to an application to approve a transfer of a petroleum title that has been made but not finally determined on the commencement of that amendment.

Part 15 - Provisions consequent on enactment of Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2022

67 Definition

In this Part--


"2022 amending Act" means the Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2022 .

69 Definition of "well-head"

(1) The amendments made by the 2022 amending Act, Schedule 2[1[#93] and [41[#93] do not apply in relation to a royalty payable in relation to a royalty period that began before the amendments commenced.

(2) Section 88, as in force immediately before its repeal by the 2022 amending Act, Schedule 2[41[#93], continues to apply in relation to a royalty payable in relation to a royalty period that began before the repeal of the section.

72 Amendment of applications--s 21

Section 21, as inserted by the 2022 amending Act, extends to applications made, but not finally determined, before the section commenced.