PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 18 Types of authority under Act

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 18

18 Types of authority under Act

(1) The following are the types of authority under this Act—

(a) an
"authority to prospect" —

(i) granted under section 41 ; or

(ii) continued in force under section 83 or 119 ; or

(iii) renewed under section 84 ;

(b) a
"petroleum lease" —

(i) granted under section 120 , 132 , 340 or 356 or chapter 15 ; or

(ii) continued in force under section 163 ; or

(iii) renewed under section 164 ;

(c) a
"data acquisition authority" , granted under section 178 ;

(d) a
"water monitoring authority" granted under section 192 ;

(e) a
"survey licence" granted under section 396 ;

(f) a
"pipeline licence" —

(i) granted under section 410 ; or

(ii) continued in force under section 481 ; or

(iii) renewed under section 482 ;

(g) a
"petroleum facility licence" —

(i) granted under section 446 ; or

(ii) continued in force under section 481 ; or

(iii) renewed under section 482 ;

(h) a
"gas work licence" granted under chapter 9 , part 6 , division 3 , subdivision 1 ;

(i) a
"gas work authorisation" granted under chapter 9 , part 6 , division 3 , subdivision 1 ;

(j) a
"gas device approval authority" granted under chapter 9 , part 6A , division 2 .

(2) The authorities, other than a gas work licence, gas work authorisation or gas device approval authority, are collectively referred to as a
"petroleum authority" .

(3) Authorities to prospect and petroleum leases are collectively referred to as a
"petroleum tenure" .

(4) Survey licences, pipeline licences and petroleum facility licences are collectively referred to as a
"licence" .