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OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2010 - SECT 169

Minister may defer taking action on application for petroleum production licence if there is a pending application for a greenhouse gas assessment permit

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     an application for the grant of a petroleum production licence has been made under section 164 or 166; and

        (b)     assuming that the applicant were granted a petroleum production licence over the block or blocks as to which the Minister is so satisfied as mentioned in section 167(1)(b), the petroleum production licence would be a post‑commencement petroleum production licence; and

        (c)     when the application for the grant of the petroleum production licence was made, an application for a greenhouse gas assessment permit was being considered by the Minister; and

        (d)     the Minister is satisfied that it would be in the public interest to defer taking any action under section 167 or 168 in relation to the application for the grant of the petroleum production licence until the application for the greenhouse gas assessment permit is finalised.

    (2)     The Minister must not take any action under section 167 or 168 in relation to the application for the grant of the petroleum production licence until 24 hours after whichever of the following events happens first—

        (a)     the Minister grants a greenhouse gas assessment permit to the applicant for the permit;

        (b)     the application for the greenhouse gas assessment permit lapses;

        (c)     the Minister refuses to grant a greenhouse gas assessment permit to the applicant for the permit.



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