New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991 - SECT 16

16 Grant or refusal of petroleum titles

(1) After considering an application for a petroleum title, the Minister--

(a) may grant the petroleum title over land of any title or tenure in any onshore area within the State other than an excluded area within the meaning of section 9, or

(b) may refuse the application.

(2) A petroleum title takes effect on the date on which it is signed by the Minister or on a later date specified in the title.

(3) Notification of the grant of a petroleum title or of a refusal to grant an application is to be published in the Gazette.

(4) The Minister is to notify the Minister administering the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 of the grant of any petroleum title in relation to land that is a biobank site (within the meaning of Part 7A of that Act).

(5) The Minister may grant--

(a) a single petroleum title of a kind for 2 or more applications for that kind of petroleum title made by the same applicant, or

(b) 2 or more petroleum titles of the same kind to an applicant for a single application for a petroleum title of that kind.

Note : Schedule 1B contains provisions about the consideration of applications for petroleum titles and the grounds for refusal of such applications.