PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 141 Criteria

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 141

141 Criteria

The matters that must be considered in deciding whether to approve a proposed development plan include each of the following (the
"development plan criteria" )—

(a) the potential of the area of the proposed petroleum lease for petroleum production and related activities;

(b) the nature and extent of the activities;

(c) when and where the activities are proposed to be carried out;

(d) whether petroleum production sought under the lease will be optimised in the best interests of the State, having regard to the public interest.