Section 105 - Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010 - Limits on renewal of work‑bid petroleum exploration permits and special petroleum exploration permits

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

(1) This section applies to an application for renewal of a work‑bid petroleum exploration permit or a special petroleum exploration permit.

(2) The table has effect—

Limits on renewal
Item	In this case...	Do the standard halving rules in section 106 and rules in section 107 apply?	Can the permit be renewed more than twice?
1	an application for renewal of a work‑bid petroleum exploration permit, where the original petroleum exploration permit was granted—<br>(a) on or after 1 January 2003; and<br>(b) as a result of an application made in response to an invitation in a notice that was published under section 86(1) on or after 1 January 2003	Yes	No
2	an application for renewal of a special petroleum exploration permit, where the original petroleum exploration permit was granted on or after 1 January 2003	Yes	No
3	any other application for renewal of a petroleum exploration permit	Yes	Yes, so long as the standard halving rules do not prevent the renewal

S. 105(3) inserted by No. 16/2018 s. 13.

(3) Despite subsection (2), the standard halving rules in section 106 and the modified halving rules in section 107 do not apply to an application for renewal of a petroleum exploration permit if—

(a) the permit was granted on the basis that an area (the relevant area) was within the offshore area; and

(i) ceased to be within the offshore area; and

(ii) fell within the Commonwealth defined offshore area; and

S. 105(4) inserted by No. 16/2018 s. 13.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)—

S. 105A inserted by No. 16/2018 s. 14.

105Limits on renewal of work‑bid petroleum exploration permits and special petroleum exploration permits

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