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Geothermal Energy Act 2010
sec.353Power to correct or amend tenure
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### sec.353 Power to correct or amend tenure
The Minister may amend a geothermal tenure at any time by giving its holder a notice of the amendment and recording particulars in the relevant register if the amendment—
is to correct a clerical error; or
is to state, or more accurately state, the boundaries of the area of the geothermal tenure because of a survey carried out under section 133 .
The Minister may at any time amend a condition of the geothermal tenure if its holder agrees in writing.
Despite subsections (1) and (2) , the following can not be amended under this section—
the mandatory conditions for that type of geothermal tenure;
the geothermal tenure’s term;
any work program or development plan for the geothermal tenure.
Also, the Minister can not amend the geothermal tenure in a way that would make a provision of the tenure—
inconsistent with the mandatory conditions for that type of geothermal tenure; or
the same as, or substantially the same as, or inconsistent with, any relevant environmental condition for the tenure.
(sec.353-ssec.1) The Minister may amend a geothermal tenure at any time by giving its holder a notice of the amendment and recording particulars in the relevant register if the amendment— is to correct a clerical error; or is to state, or more accurately state, the boundaries of the area of the geothermal tenure because of a survey carried out under section 133 .
(sec.353-ssec.2) The Minister may at any time amend a condition of the geothermal tenure if its holder agrees in writing.
(sec.353-ssec.3) Despite subsections (1) and (2) , the following can not be amended under this section— the mandatory conditions for that type of geothermal tenure; the geothermal tenure’s term; any work program or development plan for the geothermal tenure.
(sec.353-ssec.4) Also, the Minister can not amend the geothermal tenure in a way that would make a provision of the tenure— inconsistent with the mandatory conditions for that type of geothermal tenure; or the same as, or substantially the same as, or inconsistent with, any relevant environmental condition for the tenure.
- (a) is to correct a clerical error; or
- (b) is to state, or more accurately state, the boundaries of the area of the geothermal tenure because of a survey carried out under section 133 .
- (a) the mandatory conditions for that type of geothermal tenure;
- (b) the geothermal tenure’s term;
- (c) any work program or development plan for the geothermal tenure.
- (a) inconsistent with the mandatory conditions for that type of geothermal tenure; or
- (b) the same as, or substantially the same as, or inconsistent with, any relevant environmental condition for the tenure.