Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 308

Scope--exclusion

  (1AA)   This section does not apply to a cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit.

Application for renewal

  (1)   The registered holder of a greenhouse gas assessment permit may apply to the responsible Commonwealth Minister for the renewal by the responsible Commonwealth Minister of the permit.

  (1A)   Despite subsection   (1), an application to renew a consolidated work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit must not be made if each of the existing work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permits mentioned in section   302A was granted by way of second renewal.

  (2)   A greenhouse gas assessment permit cannot be renewed more than twice.

  (2A)   However, a consolidated work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit cannot be renewed more than once if:

  (a)   each of the existing work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permits mentioned in section   302A was granted by way of first renewal; or

  (b)   both:

  (i)   one of the existing work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permits mentioned in section   302A was granted by way of first renewal; and

  (ii)   the other existing work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit mentioned in section   302A was granted by way of second renewal.

  (3)   An application to renew a greenhouse gas assessment permit must be made:

  (a)   not more than 12 months before the expiry date of the permit; and

  (b)   at least 180 days before the expiry date of the permit.

  (4)   Despite subsection   (3), the responsible Commonwealth Minister may accept an application to renew a greenhouse gas assessment permit if the application is made:

  (a)   later than 180 days before the expiry date of the permit; and

  (b)   before the expiry date of the permit.

  (5)   An application to renew a greenhouse gas assessment permit must:

  (a)   be in the approved form; and

  (b)   be accompanied by any information or documents required by the form.

  (5A)   If the approved form requires the application to be accompanied by information or documents, an application to renew a greenhouse gas assessment permit is taken to be accompanied by the information or documents if the information or documents are given to the responsible Commonwealth Minister before the expiry date of the permit.

  (5B)   For the purposes of subsection   (5A), disregard the effect of subsection   (6).

Note 1:   Part   3.8 contains additional provisions about application procedures.

Note 2:   Section   427 requires the application to be accompanied by an application fee.

Note 3:   Section   429 enables the responsible Commonwealth Minister to require the applicant to give further information.

Extension of duration of greenhouse gas assessment permit pending decision on application

  (6)   If:

  (a)   a greenhouse gas assessment permittee makes an application to renew the permit; and

  (b)   the permit would, apart from this subsection, expire:

  (i)   before the responsible Commonwealth Minister grants, or refuses to grant, the renewal of the permit; or

  (ii)   before the application lapses as provided by section   431;

the permit continues in force:

  (c)   until the responsible Commonwealth Minister grants, or refuses to grant, the renewal of the permit; or

  (d)   until the application so lapses;

whichever happens first.

  (7)   Subsection   (6) has effect subject to this Chapter but despite section   293.

Note:   See the notes at the end of section   293.