239Duration of petroleum access authority

239 Duration of petroleum access authority

(1) A petroleum access authority comes into force on the day specified in the authority as the day on which the authority is to come into force.

(2) A petroleum access authority remains in force for the period specified in the authority, but may be extended by the Minister for a further specified period.

1 For the surrender of a petroleum access authority, see Part 2.12.

2 For the revocation of a petroleum access authority, see section 246.

Division 2—Obtaining a petroleum access authority

240 Application for petroleum access authority

S. 240(1) (Table) amended by Nos 26/2021 s. 39, 42/2024 s. 16.

| Application for petroleum access authority | | | | | Item | Column 1<br>This person... | Column 2<br>may apply to... | Column 3<br>for the grant of a petroleum access authority to enable the person to... | | 1 | the registered holder of a petroleum exploration permit, petroleum retention lease or petroleum production licence relating to the offshore area | the Minister | carry on, in an area that is part of the offshore area but outside the permit area, lease area or licence area—<br>any or all of the following—<br>(a) petroleum exploration operations;<br>(ab) underground petroleum storage operations;<br>(b) operations related to the recovery of petroleum in or from the permit area, lease area or licence area. | | 2 | the holder of a Commonwealth title or adjacent State title who wants to gain access to the offshore area | the Minister | carry on, in a part of the offshore area, either or both of the following—<br>(a) petroleum exploration operations;<br>(b) operations related to the recovery of petroleum in or from the area to which that Commonwealth title or adjacent State title relates. | | 3 | the registered holder of a petroleum special prospecting authority relating to the offshore area | the Minister | carry on petroleum exploration operations in an area that is part of the offshore area but outside the authority area of the petroleum special prospecting authority. | | 4 | an applicant for a petroleum special prospecting authority relating to a particular offshore area | the Minister | carry on petroleum exploration operations in an area that is—<br>(a) part of that offshore area but outside the authority area of the proposed petroleum special prospecting authority; or<br>(b) part of an adjoining offshore area. |

(a) the operations that the applicant proposes to carry on; and

(b) the area in which the applicant proposes to carry on those operations.