South Australian Numbered Acts

PETROLEUM (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT ACT 2009 (NO 35 OF 2009) - SECT 47

47—Amendment of section 69—Grant of compatible licence to area already under licence

        (1)         Section 69—after "existing licensee" insert:

(unless the existing licensee is the person seeking the compatible licence)

        (2)         Section 69—after its present contents (as amended by this section and now to be designated as subsection (1)) insert:

        (2)         The Minister must, in acting under subsection (1), seek to consult on—

            (a)         the reasons put forward by the applicant for the grant of the relevant licence; and

            (b)         the legitimate business interests of the holder of the existing licence; and

            (c)         the effect of the operations to be carried out under the proposed licence on the operations carried out under the existing licence; and

            (d)         the operational and technical requirements for the safe, efficient and reliable conduct of operations under both licences,

(and the Minister may consult on such other matters as the Minister considers relevant).