PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 93 Extension of term of declaration
PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 93
Extension of term of declaration93 Extension of term of declaration
(1) If—(a) a declaration of a potential commercial area is in force for the area of an authority to prospect; and(b) under the Mineral Resources Act , chapter 8 , part 2 or 3 , a coal or oil shale mining lease has been granted over the area;the Minister may, on the application of the authority to prospect holder, extend the term of the declaration for a period that ends no later than 2 years after the mining lease, or any renewal of the mining lease, ends.
(2) The application must be accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation.
(3) On refusal of the application, the applicant must be given an information notice about the decision to refuse.