Western Australian Current Acts

OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 2003 - SECT 45

45 .         Exploration licences

        (1)         This Part provides for the grant of exploration licences over blocks in coastal waters.

        (2)         An exploration licence may be granted over a standard block (see Division 2) or over a tender block (see Division 3).

        Note:

                A tender block is a block that has been declared available for tender. A standard block is any block that is not a reserved block (see sections 19 and 20).