Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 237

Scope

  (1)   This section applies if:

  (a)   a person (the first person ) is the registered holder of a petroleum special prospecting authority over a block; and

  (b)   a greenhouse gas search authority is granted to another person (the second person ) over the block.

Holders to be informed

  (2)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister must, by written notice given to the first person, inform the first person of:

  (a)   the operations authorised by the greenhouse gas search authority granted to the second person; and

  (b)   the conditions of the greenhouse gas search authority granted to the second person.

  (3)   The Titles Administrator must, by written notice given to the second person, inform the second person of:

  (a)   the petroleum exploration operations authorised by the petroleum special prospecting authority granted to the first person; and

  (b)   the conditions of the petroleum special prospecting authority granted to the first person.