101AGrant of boundary-change petroleum exploration permit

101A Grant of boundary-change petroleum exploration permit

(a) a Commonwealth petroleum exploration title has been granted on the basis that an area (the relevant area) is within the Commonwealth defined offshore area; and

(ii) the conditions set out in subsection (3) are satisfied.

(a) one or more, but not all, of the section 37 blocks that were covered by the Commonwealth petroleum exploration title immediately before the change are in the relevant area; and

(i) as to all of the section 37 blocks that were covered by the title immediately before the change and that are in the Commonwealth defined offshore area; and

(a) all of the section 37 blocks that were covered by the Commonwealth petroleum exploration title immediately before the change are in the relevant area; and

(a) assuming that—

(i) the change to the boundary of the offshore area had not occurred; and

(ii) the relevant area had remained in the Commonwealth defined offshore area—

the holder of the Commonwealth petroleum exploration title would have been entitled to apply under the Commonwealth Act for the renewal of the title in relation to all of the section 37 blocks that are—

(iii) covered by the title; and

(iv) in the relevant area; and

(b) there are one or more section 37 blocks (the relevant section 37 blocks) that—

(i) correspond to the section 37 blocks covered by paragraph (a); and

(iii) are not the subject of a variation under section 263A—

(c) to have granted the holder a petroleum exploration permit over those relevant section 37 blocks; and

(d) to have done so immediately after the relevant time mentioned in whichever of subsection (2) or (3) is applicable.

For the duration of the petroleum exploration permit, see item 3 of the table in section 84(1).

(a) assuming that—

(i) the change to the boundary of the offshore area had not occurred; and

(ii) the relevant area had remained in the Commonwealth defined offshore area—

the holder of the Commonwealth petroleum exploration title would not have been entitled to apply under the Commonwealth Act for the renewal of the title in relation to all of the section 37 blocks that are—

(iii) covered by the title; and

(iv) in the relevant area; and

(b) there are one or more section 37 blocks (the relevant section 37 blocks) that—

(i) correspond to the section 37 blocks that were covered by the Commonwealth petroleum exploration title immediately before the change; and