PETROLEUM ACT 1998 - SECT 126 Expedited procedure for replacement of invalidated title
PETROLEUM ACT 1998 - SECT 126
Expedited procedure for replacement of invalidated title(1) This section applies if—
(a) a court or tribunal finds an authority to be wholly or partly invalid and the invalidity stems from circumstances that were beyond the control of the holder of the authority; and
(b) the person who held the authority applies within 60 days after the finding to the Minister for the grant of an authority of the same type for all or part of the former authority area.
(2) The Minister may grant the authority to the person without the need to comply with any procedural requirement that would usually apply to the grant of such an authority.
(3) In granting an authority under this section, the Minister may impose any conditions the Minister considers to be appropriate on the authority.