PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 848 Power to correct or amend

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 848

848 Power to correct or amend

(1) An official may, at any time, amend an authority to—

(a) correct a clerical error; or

(b) for a petroleum authority—state, or more accurately state, the boundaries of the area of the authority because of a survey carried out under section 558 .

(2) An amendment under subsection (1) takes effect when notice of the amendment is given to the authority holder.

(3) The chief executive must record in the register the details of an amendment made under subsection (1) .

(4) Also, an official may, at any time, amend a condition of an authority if the authority holder agrees in writing to the amendment.

(5) Despite subsections (1) and (4) , the following can not be amended under this section—

(a) the mandatory conditions for that type of authority;

(b) the term of the authority;

(c) any work program or development plan for the authority.

(6) Also, the official can not amend the authority if the authority as amended would be inconsistent with a mandatory condition for that type of authority.

Note—

See also section 377 (Interests of relevant coal or oil shale mining tenement holder to be considered).