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Offshore Minerals Act 1994
294Commonwealth‑State offshore area—provisional renewal of works licence
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#### 294 Commonwealth‑State offshore area—provisional renewal of works licence
If the Designated Authority for a Commonwealth‑State offshore area refers the application to the Joint Authority under section 293, the Joint Authority may:
(a) provisionally renew the licence; or
(b) refuse to renew the licence.
> Note 1: Under section 287, 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 300 for proper acceptance).
> Note 2: Under section 304, new conditions may be imposed on renewal.