PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 410 Deciding whether to grant licence

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 410

410 Deciding whether to grant licence

(1) The Minister may—

(a) subject to sections 411 and 412A , grant the applicant a pipeline licence only if—

(i) the applicant is an eligible person; and

(ii) a relevant environmental authority for the licence has been issued; and

(iii) the Minister is satisfied the applicant is able to competently and safely manage, for each pipeline the subject of the licence, the location, design, construction and operation of the pipeline; and

(b) before granting the licence, require the applicant to do all or any of the following within a stated reasonable period—

(i) pay the licence fee for the first year of the proposed licence;

(ii) give, under section 488 , security for the licence.

Note—

If the application relates to acquired land, see also section 30AC .

(2) If the applicant does not comply with a requirement under subsection (1) , the Minister may refuse to grant the licence.