Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsScope
(1) This section applies if:
(a) the responsible Commonwealth Minister proposes to vary a greenhouse gas special authority; and
(b) the authority area is, to any extent, the subject of:
(i) a greenhouse gas assessment permit; or
(ii) a greenhouse gas holding lease; or
(iii) a greenhouse gas injection licence; or
(iv) a greenhouse gas search authority; and
(c) the applicant is not the registered holder of the permit, lease, licence or authority mentioned in paragraph (b); and
(d) the registered holder of the permit, lease, licence or authority mentioned in paragraph (b) has not given written consent to the variation of the greenhouse gas special authority.
Consultation
(2) Before varying the greenhouse gas special authority, the responsible Commonwealth Minister must:
(a) by written notice given to the registered holder of the permit, lease, licence or authority mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) give at least 30 days notice of the responsible Commonwealth Minister's intention to vary the greenhouse gas special authority; and
(b) give a copy of the notice to:
(i) the registered holder of the greenhouse gas special authority; and
(ii) such other persons (if any) as the responsible Commonwealth Minister thinks fit.
(3) The notice must:
(a) set out details of the variation that is proposed to be made; and
(b) invite a person to whom the notice, or a copy of the notice, has been given to make a written submission to the responsible Commonwealth Minister about the proposal; and
(c) specify a time limit for making that submission.
(4) In deciding whether to vary the greenhouse gas special authority, the responsible Commonwealth Minister must take into account any submissions made in accordance with the notice.