Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The following table sets out the vacated area for a permit, lease, licence or authority that has ceased to be in force, either in whole or in part.
Item | In the case of ... | the vacated area is ... |
1 | a petroleum exploration permit, petroleum retention lease or petroleum production licence that has expired | the permit area, lease area or licence area. |
2 | a petroleum exploration permit, petroleum retention lease or petroleum production licence that has been wholly revoked or partly revoked | the area constituted by the blocks as to which the permit, lease or licence was so revoked. |
3 | a petroleum exploration permit or petroleum production licence that has been wholly cancelled or partly cancelled | the area constituted by the blocks as to which the permit or licence was so cancelled. |
4 | a petroleum exploration permit or petroleum production licence that has been wholly surrendered or partly surrendered | the area constituted by the blocks as to which the permit or licence was so surrendered. |
5 | a petroleum retention lease that has been surrendered or cancelled | the lease area. |
6 | a petroleum production licence that has been terminated | the licence area. |
7 | an infrastructure licence that has been cancelled or terminated | the licence area. |
8 | an infrastructure licence that has been surrendered | the licence area. |
9 | a pipeline licence that has been wholly or partly terminated | the part of the offshore area in which the pipeline or the part of the pipeline was constructed. |
10 | a pipeline licence that has been wholly cancelled or partly cancelled | the part of the offshore area in which the pipeline or the part of the pipeline was constructed. |
11 | a pipeline licence that has been wholly or partly surrendered | the part of the offshore area in which the pipeline or the part of the pipeline was constructed. |
12 | a petroleum special prospecting authority that: (a) has been surrendered or cancelled; or (b) has expired | the authority area. |
13 | a petroleum access authority that: (a) has been revoked or surrendered; or (b) has expired | the authority area. |
14 | a greenhouse gas assessment permit that has expired | the permit area. |
15 | a greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a special greenhouse gas holding lease) that has expired | the lease area. |
16 | a greenhouse gas assessment permit that has been cancelled or surrendered | the permit area. |
17 | a greenhouse gas holding lease that has been cancelled or surrendered | the lease area. |
18 | a greenhouse gas injection licence that has been cancelled or terminated | the licence area. |
19 | a greenhouse gas injection licence that has been wholly or partly surrendered | the area constituted by the blocks as to which the licence was so surrendered. |
20 | a greenhouse gas search authority that: (a) has been surrendered or cancelled; or (b) has expired | the authority area. |
21 | a greenhouse gas special authority that: (a) has been revoked or surrendered; or (b) has expired | the authority area. |
(2) To avoid doubt, an area for a permit, lease, licence or authority that has ceased to be in force is a vacated area for the permit, lease, licence or authority even if the title area (within the meaning of section 572) of another title overlaps, in whole or in part, that area.