sec.258Notice by administering authority to make surrender application

### sec.258 Notice by administering authority to make surrender application This section applies for an environmental authority for— a mining activity; or a petroleum activity; or a geothermal activity. The administering authority may, by written notice (a surrender notice ), require the holder of the environmental authority to make a surrender application if— a relevant tenure for the authority is cancelled; or a relevant tenure for the authority is, according to its provisions, to end other than by cancellation; or if the authority is for a petroleum activity—the area of a relevant tenure for the authority is reduced under a requirement of noncompliance action taken under resource legislation; or part of the area of a relevant tenure for the authority is relinquished, other than under a requirement of noncompliance action taken under resource legislation; or part of the area of a relevant tenure for the authority is surrendered. The surrender notice must— state the period of at least 30 business days within which the surrender application must be made; and be accompanied by, or include, an information notice about the authority’s decisions to require the surrender application and to fix the stated period. A surrender application under subsection (2) must be for the environmental authority to the extent it relates to the relevant tenure cancelled, expired or affected by a relinquishment, reduction in area or partial surrender. s 258 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6 sub 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8 (sec.258-ssec.1) This section applies for an environmental authority for— a mining activity; or a petroleum activity; or a geothermal activity. (sec.258-ssec.2) The administering authority may, by written notice (a surrender notice ), require the holder of the environmental authority to make a surrender application if— a relevant tenure for the authority is cancelled; or a relevant tenure for the authority is, according to its provisions, to end other than by cancellation; or if the authority is for a petroleum activity—the area of a relevant tenure for the authority is reduced under a requirement of noncompliance action taken under resource legislation; or part of the area of a relevant tenure for the authority is relinquished, other than under a requirement of noncompliance action taken under resource legislation; or part of the area of a relevant tenure for the authority is surrendered. (sec.258-ssec.3) The surrender notice must— state the period of at least 30 business days within which the surrender application must be made; and be accompanied by, or include, an information notice about the authority’s decisions to require the surrender application and to fix the stated period. (sec.258-ssec.4) A surrender application under subsection (2) must be for the environmental authority to the extent it relates to the relevant tenure cancelled, expired or affected by a relinquishment, reduction in area or partial surrender. - (a) a mining activity; or - (b) a petroleum activity; or - (c) a geothermal activity. - (a) a relevant tenure for the authority is cancelled; or - (b) a relevant tenure for the authority is, according to its provisions, to end other than by cancellation; or - (c) if the authority is for a petroleum activity—the area of a relevant tenure for the authority is reduced under a requirement of noncompliance action taken under resource legislation; or - (d) part of the area of a relevant tenure for the authority is relinquished, other than under a requirement of noncompliance action taken under resource legislation; or - (e) part of the area of a relevant tenure for the authority is surrendered. - (a) state the period of at least 30 business days within which the surrender application must be made; and - (b) be accompanied by, or include, an information notice about the authority’s decisions to require the surrender application and to fix the stated period.