Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsMemorial
(1) The Titles Administrator must enter in the relevant Register a memorial for each title and petroleum special prospecting authority.
(2) The memorial must comply with the table:
Content of memorial | ||
Item | In the case of... | the memorial must... |
1 | specify the name of the holder of the title or petroleum special prospecting authority. | |
2 | a petroleum exploration permit, petroleum retention lease, petroleum production licence, petroleum special prospecting authority or petroleum access authority | set out an accurate description (including, where convenient, a map) of the permit area, lease area, licence area or authority area. |
3 | set out details of the licence area. | |
4 | set out an accurate description of the route of the pipeline. | |
5 | specify the term of the title or petroleum special prospecting authority. | |
6 | set out such other matters and things as are required by this Act to be entered in the Register. | |
7 | set out such further matters relating to the registered holder, or to the conditions of the title or petroleum special prospecting authority, as the Titles Administrator thinks proper and expedient in the public interest. | |
(3) The Titles Administrator must enter in the relevant Register a memorial of:
(a) a notice or instrument:
(i) varying; or
(ii) cancelling (to any extent); or
(iii) surrendering (to any extent); or
(iv) otherwise affecting;
a title or petroleum special prospecting authority; or
(b) a notice under subsection 191(5), (6) or (7); or
(c) a notice or instrument varying or revoking a notice or instrument referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
Note 1: Subparagraph (a)(iv) would cover, for example, a notice terminating a petroleum production licence, infrastructure licence or pipeline licence, or a notice revoking a petroleum retention lease or petroleum access authority.
Note 2: Subsections 191(5), (6) and (7) deal with unit development.
Copy of title may be entered instead of memorial
(4) It is a sufficient compliance with the requirements of subsection (1), (2) or (3) if the Titles Administrator enters a copy of the title, petroleum special prospecting authority, notice or instrument in the relevant Register.
Date of entry to be endorsed
(5) The Titles Administrator must endorse on:
(a) the memorial; or
(b) the copy of the title, petroleum special prospecting authority, notice or instrument;
a memorandum of the date on which the memorial or copy was entered in the relevant Register.