Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009
sec.107Ministerial direction to apply for GHG lease
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sec.107 Ministerial direction to apply for GHG lease
The Minister may give the GHG permit holder a notice stating each of the following— that the Minister proposes to do either of the following, (the proposed action ) unless the holder has made an appropriate lease application— excise a stated area from the area of the GHG permit; cancel the GHG permit; the grounds for the proposed action; the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds; that the holder may within a stated period, make submissions to the Minister about why the holder should not make a GHG lease application for the stated area. For other relevant provisions about making a submission, see section 411 . The stated period must be reasonable but must not be more than 6 months. In this section— appropriate lease application means a GHG lease application for— the stated area or an area that is substantially the same as the stated area; or another area the Minister reasonably considers will effectively allow the holder to carry out authorised activities for a GHG lease in relation to the stated area. s 107 amd 2012 No. 20 s 281 sch 2 (sec.107-ssec.1) The Minister may give the GHG permit holder a notice stating each of the following— that the Minister proposes to do either of the following, (the proposed action ) unless the holder has made an appropriate lease application— excise a stated area from the area of the GHG permit; cancel the GHG permit; the grounds for the proposed action; the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds; that the holder may within a stated period, make submissions to the Minister about why the holder should not make a GHG lease application for the stated area. For other relevant provisions about making a submission, see section 411 . (sec.107-ssec.2) The stated period must be reasonable but must not be more than 6 months. (sec.107-ssec.3) In this section— appropriate lease application means a GHG lease application for— the stated area or an area that is substantially the same as the stated area; or another area the Minister reasonably considers will effectively allow the holder to carry out authorised activities for a GHG lease in relation to the stated area.
- (a) that the Minister proposes to do either of the following, (the proposed action ) unless the holder has made an appropriate lease application— (i) excise a stated area from the area of the GHG permit; (ii) cancel the GHG permit;
- (i) excise a stated area from the area of the GHG permit;
- (ii) cancel the GHG permit;
- (b) the grounds for the proposed action;
- (c) the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds;
- (d) that the holder may within a stated period, make submissions to the Minister about why the holder should not make a GHG lease application for the stated area. Note— For other relevant provisions about making a submission, see section 411 .