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OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 431

Acceptance of offer--request by applicant (titles other than cross - boundary titles)

  (1A)   This section does not apply to:

  (a)   a cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit; or

  (b)   a cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease; or

  (c)   a cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence.

  (1)   The table has effect:

 

Acceptance of offer by applicant

Item

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

 

If an offer document relates to an application for the grant of...

the applicant may, within...

by written notice given to the responsible Commonwealth Minister, request the responsible Commonwealth Minister to grant the applicant...

1

a work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit

whichever of the following periods is applicable:

(a) 30 days after the offer document was given to the applicant;

(b) such longer period, not more than 60 days after the offer document was given to the applicant, as the responsible Commonwealth Minister allows;

the permit.

2

a cash - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit

30 days after the offer document was given to the applicant;

the permit.

2A

the renewal of a greenhouse gas assessment permit

30 days after the offer document was given to the applicant;

the renewal of the permit.

3

a greenhouse gas holding lease

whichever of the following periods is applicable:

(a) 30 days after the offer document was given to the applicant;

(b) such longer period, not more than 60 days after the offer document was given to the applicant, as the responsible Commonwealth Minister allows;

the lease.

4

the renewal of a greenhouse gas holding lease

30 days after the offer document was given to the applicant;

the renewal of the lease.

5

a greenhouse gas injection licence

whichever of the following periods is applicable:

(a) 90 days after the offer document was given to the applicant;

(b) such longer period, not more than 180 days after the offer document was given to the applicant, as the responsible Commonwealth Minister allows;

the licence.

Longer periods

  (2)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister may allow a longer period under paragraph   (b) of column 2 of item   1 or 3 of the table only on written application made by the applicant within the period of 30 days mentioned in paragraph   (a) of that column.

  (3)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister may allow a longer period under paragraph   (b) of column 2 of item   5 of the table only on written application made by the applicant within the period of 90 days mentioned in paragraph   (a) of that column.

Application lapses if request not made within the applicable period

  (4)   If an applicant does not make a request under an item of the table within the period applicable under column 2 of the table, the application lapses at the end of that period.



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