Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 - SECT 46

Determination of permit or lease as to block not taken up

46. Determination of permit or lease as to block not taken up



(1) Subject to subsection (2), where-

   (a)  a permittee who may make an application under section 40 in respect of
        a block does not, within the application period, make the application;
        or

   (b)  all applications made by a permittee under that section in respect of
        a block have lapsed-

the permit is determined as to that block and the determination has effect-

   (c)  in a case referred to in paragraph (a)-

upon the expiration of the application period; and

   (d)  in a case referred to in paragraph (b)-

   (i)  upon the expiration of the application period; or

   (ii) upon the lapsing of the last of the applications referred to in that
        paragraph- whichever is the later.

(1A) Subject to subsection (2), where all applications made by a lessee under
section 40A in respect of a block have lapsed, the lease is determined as to
that block and the determination has effect upon the lapsing of the last of
those applications.

(2) Where a permittee or lessee makes an application for a secondary licence-



   (a)  the permit or lease is determined as to any blocks forming part of the
        location concerned that are not the subject of that application or of
        any application for a primary licence or for the variation of such a
        licence; and

   (b)  the determination has effect upon the making of the application.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), where a block or blocks constituting or forming
part of a location is or are no longer the subject of a permit or lease, the
Minister shall, by instrument published in the Gazette-





   (a)  in a case where that block or those blocks constitutes or constitute
        that location-revoke the declaration made under section 37 in respect
        of that location; or

   (b)  in a case where that block or those blocks form part of that
        location-revoke the declaration made under section 37 in respect of
        that location to the extent that it relates to that block or those
        blocks.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to a block-



   (a)  in respect of which an application for the grant of a lease or licence
        has been made, being an application that has not lapsed and in
        relation to which a decision has not been made by the Minister; or

   (b)  in respect of which a lease or licence is in force.



(5) Where a lease is granted in respect of a block or blocks forming part of a
location, the Minister shall, by instrument published in the Gazette, revoke
the declaration made under section 37 to the extent that it relates to the
block or blocks that is or are not within the lease area.

(6) Where-

   (a)  the Minister refuses to grant a lease in respect of a block or blocks
        constituting or forming part of a location; and





   (b)  the reason, or one of the reasons, for the refusal is that the
        Minister is not satisfied as to the matter referred to in section
        38B(1)(c)(ii)-

the Minister shall, by instrument published in the Gazette, revoke the
declaration made under section 37 in respect of that location.