Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
section —
“drilling reservation” means a
drilling reservation within the meaning of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy
Resources Act 1967 ;
“lease” means a lease within the
meaning of a petroleum law;
“licence” means a licence within the
meaning of a petroleum law other than a pipeline licence;
“permit” means a permit within the
meaning of a petroleum law;
“petroleum authorisation” means a
permit, drilling reservation, lease, licence or pipeline licence;
“petroleum law” means the Petroleum
and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 , the
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 or the
Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 ;
“pipeline licence” means a pipeline
licence within the meaning of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 or
a licence within the meaning of the Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 ;
“renewal” , in relation to a petroleum
authorisation, has the same meaning as it has in the relevant petroleum law.
(2) Sections 13A
and 13B do not affect the validity of a petroleum authorisation —
(a)
granted, renewed or extended before the commencement of section 10 of the
Acts Amendment (Marine Reserves) Act 1997 ; or
(b)
granted, renewed or extended in relation to an area which is affected, after
the grant, renewal or extension, by a reservation under section 13 or by
a notice under section 62.
(3) Sections 13A
and 13B do not prevent the renewal or extension under the relevant petroleum
law of —
(a) a
petroleum authorisation to which subsection (2) applies; or
(b) a
licence granted as referred to in subsection (4).
(4) Sections 13A
and 13B do not prevent the grant of a licence under the relevant petroleum law
in respect of an area in respect of which —
(a) a
permit, drilling reservation or lease to which subsection (2) applies; or
(b) a
permit, drilling reservation or lease renewed or extended as referred to in
subsection (3)(a),
has been in force.
(5) Sections 13A
and 13B do not prohibit activities authorised in an area by —
(a) a
petroleum authorisation to which subsection (2) applies;
(b) a
petroleum authorisation renewed or extended as referred in
subsection (3)(a); or
(c) a
licence granted as referred to in subsection (4) or renewed as referred
to in subsection (3)(b).
[Section 13E inserted by No. 5 of 1997
s. 10; amended by No. 10 of 1998 s. 22(1); No. 35 of 2007
s. 92(9).]