Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 330

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a greenhouse gas injection licence (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence) is in force over a block or blocks; and

  (b)   one or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations are wholly situated in the licence area;

the licensee may, within the application period, apply to the responsible Commonwealth Minister for the grant of a greenhouse gas holding lease over the block or blocks.

Note:   For application period , see subsection   (3).

  (2)   An application under this section must:

  (a)   be in the approved form; and

  (b)   be accompanied by any information or documents required by the form.

  (2A)   If the approved form requires the application to be accompanied by information or documents, an application under this section is taken to be accompanied by the information or documents if the information or documents are given to the responsible Commonwealth Minister before the end of the application period.

Note 1:   Part   3.8 contains additional provisions about application procedures.

Note 2:   Section   427 requires the application to be accompanied by an application fee.

Note 3:   Section   429 enables the responsible Commonwealth Minister to require the applicant to give further information.

Application period

  (3)   The application period for an application under this section by a licensee is the period of 5 years that began on the day on which the licence was granted.

Variation of application

  (4)   At any time before an offer document, or a notice of refusal, relating to the application is given to the applicant, the applicant may, by written notice given to the responsible Commonwealth Minister, vary the application.

  (5)   A variation of an application must be made in an approved manner.

  (6)   A variation of an application may be made:

  (a)   on the applicant's own initiative; or

  (b)   at the request of the responsible Commonwealth Minister.

  (7)   A variation of an application may set out any additional matters that the applicant wishes to be considered.

  (8)   If an application under this section is varied, a reference in this Act to the application is a reference to the application as varied.

  (9)   The Titles Administrator must publish on the Titles Administrator's website a copy of the instrument of approval referred to in subsection   (5).