Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT ACT 1984 - SECT 13E

13E .         Preservation of licences and other instruments relating to petroleum and provision for further rights

        (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).]