Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 - SECT 44

Grant of licence

44. Grant of licence



(1) An applicant on whom there has been served an instrument under section
43(1) may, within a period of three months after the date of service of the
instrument on the applicant, or within such further period, not exceeding
three months, as the Minister, on application in writing served on the
applicant before the expiration of the first-mentioned period of three months,
allows, by instrument in writing served on the Minister, request the Minister
to grant to the applicant the licence referred to in the first-mentioned
instrument.

(2) Where an applicant on whom there has been served an instrument under
section 43(1) has made a request under subsection (1) within the period
applicable under subsection (1), the Minister shall grant to the applicant a
production licence for petroleum in respect of the block or blocks as to which
the Minister is satisfied as mentioned in section 43(1)(c).

(3) A secondary licence shall not be granted to a permittee or lessee in
respect of any one or more of the blocks that constitute a location unless-

   (a)  a primary licence has been granted in respect of a block or blocks
        forming part of that location; and



   (b)  the number of blocks in respect of which the primary licence was
        granted, together with the number of blocks included in that licence
        by reason of variations of the licence under section 45, is the
        permittee's or lessee's primary entitlement.

(4) Where an applicant on whom there has been served an instrument under
section 43(1) has not made a request under subsection (1) within the period
applicable under subsection (1), the application lapses upon the expiration of
that period.

(5) On the day on which a licence granted under this section comes into force,
the permit or lease in respect of the blocks in respect of which the licence
was granted ceases to be in force in respect of those blocks.