#### 276 Commonwealth‑State offshore area—Joint Authority may provisionally grant works licence If the Designated Authority for a Commonwealth‑State offshore area refers the application to the Joint Authority under section 275, the Joint Authority may: (a) provisionally grant a works licence to the applicant; or (b) refuse the application. > Note: Under section 286, the grant of the licence cannot be effective before it is registered (see section 333 for registration). The grant will not be registered until it has been properly accepted (see section 283 for proper acceptance).

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Section 276 - Offshore Minerals Act 1994 - Commonwealth‑State offshore area—Joint Authority may provisionally grant works licence — Zoe