PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 363L Minister may add land to petroleum lease if mineral (f) tenure ends

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 363L

363L Minister may add land to petroleum lease if mineral (f) tenure ends

(1) This section applies if—

(a) land is not included in a petroleum lease because of section 363K (2) ; and

(b) if the land is—

(i) overlapping mineral (f) land—the mineral (f) tenure for the land ends; and

(ii) in the area of MDLA 407—

(A) the mineral (f) pilot tenure for mineral development licence 309 ends; and

(B) a mineral (f) production tenure has not been granted for land in the mineral development licence’s area.

(2) The Minister may amend the petroleum lease by adding the land to the lease area if—

(a) the lease as amended complies with section 168 ; and

(b) the lease holder consents.

(3) The Minister may amend the provisions of the lease in a way that reflects the inclusion of the land.

(4) Also, the Minister may give the lease holder a notice—

(a) withdrawing, from a stated day, the approval of the development plan for the lease; and

(b) directing the holder to lodge a proposed later development plan for the lease that—

(i) complies with the later development plan requirements; and

(ii) changes the development plan for the lease to reflect the inclusion of the land.

(5) The amended provisions of the lease or the proposed later development plan must not be—

(a) inconsistent with the mandatory conditions of petroleum leases; or

(b) the same as, or substantially the same as, or inconsistent with, any relevant environmental condition for the lease.