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PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 396 Deciding application

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 396

Deciding application

396 Deciding application

(1) The Minister may decide to grant or refuse the survey licence.
(2) However, the licence can not be granted unless—
(a) the applicant is an eligible person; and
(b) a relevant environmental authority for the licence has been issued.
Note—
If the application relates to acquired land, see also section 30AC .
(3) The licence must state its term and area.
(4) The term must end no later than 2 years after the licence takes effect.
(5) The licence may also state—
(a) conditions or other provisions of the licence not inconsistent with the mandatory conditions for survey licences; or
(b) a day for the licence to take effect.
(6) However, the provisions of the licence may exclude or restrict the carrying out of an authorised activity for the licence.
(7) If no day of effect is decided, the licence takes effect on the day it is granted.