202Consultation with greenhouse gas titleholders—variation of infrastructure licence

202 Consultation with greenhouse gas titleholders—variation of infrastructure licence

(a) an infrastructure licence (the first infrastructure licence) relates to a place in a block; and

(b) an application for variation of the first infrastructure licence is made under section 199; and

(c) the block—

(i) is the subject of a greenhouse gas assessment permit, greenhouse gas holding lease or greenhouse gas injection licence; or

(ii) is the subject of a greenhouse gas search authority or greenhouse gas special authority; and

(d) the applicant is not the registered holder of the greenhouse gas assessment permit, greenhouse gas holding lease, greenhouse gas injection licence, greenhouse gas search authority or greenhouse gas special authority; and

(e) if paragraph (c)(i) applies—the registered holder of the greenhouse gas assessment permit, greenhouse gas holding lease or greenhouse gas injection licence has not given written consent to the variation of the first infrastructure licence; and

(f) if paragraph (c)(ii) applies—

(i) the registered holder of the greenhouse gas search authority or greenhouse gas special authority has not given written consent to the variation of the first infrastructure licence; or

(ii) the greenhouse gas search authority or greenhouse gas special authority will not expire before any construction or operation of infrastructure facilities under the first infrastructure licence, as proposed to be varied, would occur.

(2) Before varying the first infrastructure licence, the Minister must—

(a) by written notice given to the registered holder of the greenhouse gas assessment permit, greenhouse gas holding lease, greenhouse gas injection licence, greenhouse gas search authority or greenhouse gas special authority, give at least 30 days notice that the Minister is considering the application; and

(a) set out details of the proposed variation; and

(b) invite a person to whom the notice, or a copy of the notice, has been given to make a written submission to the Minister about the proposal; and

(4) In deciding whether to vary the first infrastructure licence, the Minister must take into account any submissions made in accordance with the notice.

Part 2.6—Pipeline licences