Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010
294Duration of greenhouse gas assessment permit
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294 Duration of greenhouse gas assessment permit
(1) The duration of a greenhouse gas assessment permit is worked out using the table—
S. 294(1) (Table) amended by No. 26/2021 s. 23(1).
| Duration of greenhouse gas assessment permits | | | | Item | This kind of permit... | remains in force... | | 1 | an original greenhouse gas assessment permit | for the period of 6 years beginning on—<br>(a) the day on which the permit is granted; or<br>(b) if a later day is specified in the permit as the day on which the permit is to come into force—that later day. | | 1A | an original consolidated work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit, if—<br>(a) both of the existing work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permits mentioned in section 305A were original greenhouse gas assessment permits; or | for the period beginning on the day on which the permit is granted and ending at whichever is the later of the following times—<br>(a) the time when the first precursor permit would have expired if it had not ceased to be in force;<br>(b) the time when the second precursor permit would have expired if it had not ceased to be in force. | | | (b) both of the existing work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permits mentioned in section 305A were granted by way of first renewal; or<br>(c) both of the existing work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permits mentioned in section 305A were granted by way of second renewal—<br>and the grant of the original consolidated work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit resulted in either or both of the following—<br>(d) one of the existing work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permits (the first precursor permit) mentioned in section 305A ceasing to be in force before the time when it would have expired if the original consolidated | | | | work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit had not been granted;<br>(e) the other existing work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit (the second precursor permit) mentioned in section 305A ceasing to be in force before the time when it would have expired if the original consolidated work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit had not been granted | | | 1B | an original consolidated work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit, if—<br>(a) one of the existing work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permits (the first precursor permit) mentioned in section 305A was an original greenhouse gas assessment permit; and | for the period—<br>(a) beginning on the day on which the permit is granted; and<br>(b) ending at the time when the first precursor permit would have expired if it had not ceased to be in force. | | | (b) the other existing work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit mentioned in section 305A was granted by way of first renewal or second renewal; and<br>(c) the grant of the original consolidated work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit resulted in the first precursor permit ceasing to be in force before the time when it would have expired if the original consolidated work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit had not been granted | | | 1C | an original consolidated work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit, if—<br>(a) one of the existing work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permits (the ) mentioned in | for the period—<br>(a) beginning on the day on which the permit is granted; and<br>(b) ending at the time when the first precursor permit would have expired if it had not ceased to be in force. | | | section 305A was granted by way of first renewal; and<br>(b) the other existing work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit mentioned in section 305A was granted by way of second renewal; and<br>(c) the grant of the original consolidated work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit resulted in the first precursor permit ceasing to be in force before the time when it would have expired if the original consolidated work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit had not been granted | | | 1D | an original consolidated work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit, if item 1A, 1B or 1C does not apply | for the period (not exceeding 12 months) specified in the permit. | | 2 | a greenhouse gas assessment permit granted by way of renewal | for the period of 3 years beginning on—<br>(a) the day on which the permit is granted; or<br>(b) if a later day is specified in the permit as the day on which the permit is to come into force—that later day. |