(a) before the commencement of this section, the holder
of a petroleum lease was given, under section 149, a notice (the
"notice" ) of the approval of a proposed later development plan for the lease;
and
(b) the notice was given to the holder of the lease after the start of
the plan period for the proposed plan as stated in the proposed plan.
(2) For
an Act, the approval has effect, and is taken to have had effect, from—
(a)
the start of the plan period; or
(b) if the notice stated a later day of
effect—the later day.
(3) The notice is, and is taken always to have been,
valid and effective—
(a) even though the notice was given after the
commencement of the plan period stated for the proposed plan; and
(b) whether
or not the notice purported, expressly or impliedly, to approve the carrying
out of work under the plan before the approval was given; and
(c) regardless
of the extent to which section 147(2) (b) was complied with.
Example for
paragraph (c)—
It does not matter if a development plan was considered
under section 147(2) (b) but was not current at the time of its
consideration.
(4) This section applies despite chapter 2 , part 2 ,
division 4 .
