New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991 - SECT 48

48 Application of this Division to Government bodies where development consent etc not required

(1) This Division does not apply to the grant of a production lease if a development consent (or approval under Part 3A or Part 5.1 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ) is required before the land is used for the purpose of obtaining petroleum.

(2) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, designate a corporation established by an Act as a statutory authority for the purposes of this Division. A corporation so designated is a
"statutory authority" for the purposes of this Division.