122Limits on renewal of work‑bid petroleum exploration permits and special petroleum exploration permits

#### 122 Limits on renewal of work‑bid petroleum exploration permits and special petroleum exploration permits Scope (1) This section applies to an application for renewal of a work‑bid petroleum exploration permit or a special petroleum exploration permit. Limits (2) The table has effect: ```html <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="5" style="width:343.7pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Limits on renewal</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:130.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">In this case...</span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Do the standard halving rules in section</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">123 apply?</span></p></td><td style="width:46.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Do the modified halving rules in section</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">124 apply?</span></p></td><td style="width:52.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Can the permit be renewed more than twice?</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:130.45pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>an application for renewal of a work</span><span>‑</span><span>bid petroleum exploration permit, where the original petroleum exploration permit was granted:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) on or after 1</span><span> </span><span>January 2003; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) as a result of an application made in response to an invitation in a notice that was published under subsection</span><span> </span><span>104(1) on or after 1</span><span> </span><span>January 2003</span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Yes</span></p></td><td style="width:46.8pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>No</span></p></td><td style="width:52.45pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>No</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:130.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>an application for renewal of a special petroleum exploration permit, where the original petroleum exploration permit was granted on or after 1</span><span> </span><span>January 2003</span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Yes</span></p></td><td style="width:46.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>No</span></p></td><td style="width:52.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>No</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:130.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>the first application after 6</span><span> </span><span>March 2000 to renew a petroleum exploration permit, where the original petroleum exploration permit was granted before 7</span><span> </span><span>March 2000</span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>No</span></p></td><td style="width:46.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>Yes</span></p></td><td style="width:52.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>Yes, so long as the modified halving rules do not prevent the renewal</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:130.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>any other application for renewal of a petroleum exploration permit</span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Yes</span></p></td><td style="width:46.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>No</span></p></td><td style="width:52.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Yes, so long as the standard</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span>halving rules do not prevent the renewal</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` > Note: Under clause 23 of Schedule 6 to this Act, the reference in item 1 of the table to subsection 104(1) of this Act includes a reference to subsection 20(1) of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967. (3) Despite subsection (2): (a) the standard halving rules in section 123; and (b) the modified halving rules in section 124; do not apply to an application for renewal of a petroleum exploration permit if: (c) the permit was granted on the basis that an area (the relevant area) was within the offshore area of a State or the Northern Territory; and (d) as a result of a change to the boundary of the coastal waters of the State or Territory, the relevant area: (i) ceased to be within the offshore area of the State or Territory; and (ii) fell within the coastal waters of the State or Territory; and (e) immediately before the change, the relevant area was a part of the permit area. (4) For the purposes of subsection (3): (a) disregard section 283; and (b) it is immaterial whether the change occurred before, at or after the commencement of this subsection.