Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 - SECT 59D

Notices to be given by Minister

59D. Notices to be given by Minister



(1) This section applies if the Minister is prepared to grant an
infrastructure licence (the proposed infrastructure licence) in respect of a
place in a block that-

   (a)  is the subject of a permit, lease, licence, infrastructure licence,
        special prospecting authority or access authority; or

   (b)  is, or is proposed to be, transected by a pipeline in accordance with
        the provisions of a pipeline licence-

of which the registered holder is a person other than the applicant.



(2) The Minister must not inform the applicant under section 59C that the
Minister is prepared to grant the proposed infrastructure licence unless the
Minister-

   (a)  has, by written notice served on the registered holder referred to in
        subsection (1), given not less than one month's notice that the
        Minister is prepared to grant the proposed infrastructure licence; and

   (b)  has served a copy of the notice on such other persons (if any) as the
        Minister thinks fit; and

   (c)  has, in the notice-

   (i)  given particulars of the proposed infrastructure licence; and

   (ii) specified a date, on or before which a person on whom the notice, or a
        copy of the notice, is served may, by writing served on the Minister,
        submit any matters that the person wishes the Minister to consider;
        and

   (d)  has taken into account any matters so submitted on or before the
        specified date by a person on whom the first-mentioned notice, or a
        copy of it, has been served.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply-

   (a)  in respect of the registered holder of a permit, lease, licence,
        infrastructure licence or pipeline licence if the registered holder
        has consented in writing to the grant of the proposed infrastructure
        licence; or





   (b)  in respect of the registered holder of a special prospecting authority
        or an access authority if-

   (i)  the registered holder has consented in writing to the grant of the
        proposed infrastructure licence; or

   (ii) the special prospecting authority or access authority will expire
        before any construction or operation of facilities under the proposed
        infrastructure licence would occur.