Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 258

Scope

  (1)   This section applies to an application for:

  (a)   the grant or renewal of a petroleum exploration permit; or

  (b)   the grant or renewal of a petroleum retention lease; or

  (c)   the grant or renewal of a petroleum production licence; or

  (d)   the variation of a petroleum production licence; or

  (e)   the grant or variation of an infrastructure licence; or

  (f)   the grant or variation of a pipeline licence; or

  (g)   the variation or suspension of, or exemption from compliance with, the conditions of a title under section   264.

Requirement to give further information

  (2)   The Titles Administrator may, by written notice given to the applicant, require the applicant to give the Titles Administrator, within the period specified in the notice, further information in connection with the application.

Consequences of breach of requirement

  (3)   If the applicant breaches the requirement, the Joint Authority may, by written notice given to the applicant:

  (a)   refuse to consider the application; or

  (b)   refuse to take any action, or any further action, in relation to the application.

  (4)   Subsection   (3) has effect despite any provision of this Act that requires the Joint Authority to:

  (a)   consider the application; or

  (b)   take any particular action in relation to the application.

  (5)   A reference in this section to taking action in relation to the application includes a reference to giving an offer document in relation to the application.

Application by permittee or lessee for petroleum production licence--notice specifying date on which information was provided

  (6)   If an application for the grant of a petroleum production licence has been made under:

  (a)   section   168 or 170; or

  (b)   clause   2 or 4 of Schedule   4;

then:

  (c)   if the Titles Administrator does not require the applicant to give further information under subsection   (2)--the Titles Administrator must, within 30 days after the application was made, determine whether or not sufficient information has been received to determine the application; or

  (d)   if the Titles Administrator requires the applicant to give further information under subsection   (2)--the Titles Administrator must, within 30 days after receiving the information, determine whether or not sufficient information has been received to determine the application.

  (7)   If, under subsection   (6), the Titles Administrator determines that sufficient information has been provided, the Titles Administrator must issue the applicant with a notice to that effect specifying the last date on which information was provided.

Note:   The date specified in the notice is referred to in paragraph   34A(1)(a) and subsection   34A(5) of, and clause   1 of the Schedule to, the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 .

  (8)   The issuing of a notice under subsection   (7) does not prevent the Titles Administrator from later requiring further information under subsection   (2). However, the later requirement does not affect the notice under subsection   (7).

  (9)   If an application covered by subsection   (6):

  (a)   lapses; or

  (b)   is withdrawn; or

  (c)   is refused;

any notice issued under subsection   (7) in relation to that application is taken never to have been issued.