Northern Territory Numbered Acts

PETROLEUM LEGISLATION MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS ACT 2020 (NO 12 OF 2020) - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1     Decisions subject to principles of ecologically sustainable development

section 6A

Provision	Decision or determination
section 9(1)	A decision to reserve blocks from exploration permit or licence
section 10(1)	A decision to revoke or vary reservation of block
section 15(3) or (4)	A decision to give directions
section 16A	A decision to release blocks for exploration
section 20(3)	A determination to grant or refuse exploration permit
section 25(1)(a)	A decision to renew exploration permit if satisfied of certain matters
section 25(1)(b)	A decision to renew exploration permit despite non-compliance
section 25(2)	A decision to refuse to renew permit
section 27	A decision to grant or renew exploration permit subject to conditions
section 28(2)	A decision to vary, suspend or waive a condition of exploration permit
section 29(3)	A decision to grant production licence subject to conditions considered appropriate
section 30(2)	A decision directing permittee to apply for production licence
section 34(1)	A determination to grant or refuse retention licence
section 38(1)(a)	A decision indicating preparedness to renew retention licence if satisfied of certain matters
section 38(1)(b)	A decision indicating preparedness to renew retention licence despite non-compliance
section 38(2)	A decision indicating preparedness to renew retention licence
section 38(3)	A decision to refuse to renew retention licence
section 40	A decision to grant a retention licence on conditions
section 41(2)	A decision to vary, suspend or waive condition of retention licence
section 42(2)	A decision to grant production licence subject to conditions considered appropriate
section 43(2)	A decision to direct licensee to apply for production licence
section 47(1)	A determination to grant production licence if satisfied of certain matters
section 47(2)	A determination to grant or refuse to grant production licence
section 52(1)(a)	A decision indicating preparedness to renew production licence if satisfied of certain matters
section 52(1)(b)	A decision indicating preparedness to renew production licence despite non-compliance
section 52(2)	A decision indicating preparedness to renew production licence
section 52(3)	A decision to refuse to renew production licence
section 54(1)	A decision to impose appropriate conditions on a production licence
section 55(2)	A decision to vary, suspend or waive condition of production licence
section 57A(3)	A decision to grant or refuse to grant access authority
section 57A(4)	A decision to impose conditions on access authority
section 57A(5)	A decision to vary access authority area or condition
section 73(1C)	A decision to accept an application for surrender if satisfied of certain matters
section 79(1)	A decision requiring security be lodged
section 79(3)	A decision to vary amount of security
section 119	A decision to renew a permit or lease
section 119(2B) or (2C)	A decision to give directions
section 119(6)	A decision to grant a permit or licence

27     Schedule amended (Judicial Review of decision or determination)

(1)     Schedule, heading, after " Schedule "

insert

2

(2)     Schedule, after entry for section 16(1)

insert

section 16A

A decision to release blocks for exploration

Part 3     Amendment of Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016

28     Regulations amended

This Part amends the Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016 .

29     Regulation 3 amended (Definitions)

Regulation 3, definitions environment and principles of ecologically sustainable development

omit

30     Regulation 4 repealed (Principles of ecologically sustainable development)

Regulation 4

repeal

31     Regulation 5A inserted

After regulation 5, in Part 1

insert

5A     Decisions subject to the principles of ecologically sustainable development

For section 6A of the Act, the following decisions are prescribed decisions:

    (a)     a decision to approve a plan under regulation 11(2)(a)(i) ;

    (b)     a decision to give an interest holder a resubmission notice under regulation 11(2)(b);

    (c)     a decision to approve a plan modified in response to a resubmission notice under regulation 11(3)(a);

    (d)     a decision to give an interest holder a further resubmission notice under regulation 11(3)(b)(i);

    (e)     a decision to refuse to approve the plan under regulation 11(3)(b)(ii);

    (f)     a decision to give notice to an interest holder under regulation 14(b) specifying that the holder's notice is accepted and the plan has ceased to be in force;

    (g)     a decision to give an interest holder a revision notice under regulation 19(1);

    (h)     a decision that a revision is no longer required under regulation 20(2)(a);

        (i)     a decision to require a revision under regulation 20(2)(b);

    (j)     a decision to revoke the approval of a current plan under regulation 27(1).

32     Regulation 9 amended (Approval criteria for plan)

Regulation 9(2)

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Part 4     Repeal of Act

33     Repeal of Act

This Act is repealed on the day after it commences.