243External territory offshore area—how application for renewal dealt with

#### 243 External territory offshore area—how application for renewal dealt with (1) This section applies if the renewal application covers blocks in an external territory offshore area. (2) If the applicant does not do what is required by sections 237 to 240, the responsible Commonwealth Minister (as the Joint Authority for the offshore area) must refuse to renew the licence. (3) If the applicant does what is required by sections 237 to 240, the responsible Commonwealth Minister (as the Joint Authority for that offshore area) may: (a) provisionally renew the licence; or (b) subject to section 245, refuse to renew the licence. > Note 1: Under section 233, the renewal of the licence cannot be effective before it is registered (see section 334 for registration). The renewal will not be registered until it has been properly accepted (see section 250 for proper acceptance). > Note 2: Under section 254, new conditions may be imposed on renewal.