312Renewal of greenhouse gas assessment permit—offer document

312 Renewal of greenhouse gas assessment permit—offer document

(1) This section applies if an application to renew a greenhouse gas assessment permit has been made under section 311.

(2) The Minister must give the applicant a written notice (called an offer document) telling the applicant that the Minister is prepared to renew the permit if—

(b) during the period when the permit was in force, at least one notice was given under section 486 about a part of a geological formation wholly situated in the permit area.

Section 462 sets out additional requirements for offer documents (for example, a requirement that an offer document must contain a summary of conditions).

(3) The Minister may give the applicant a written notice (called an offer document) telling the applicant that the Minister is prepared to renew the permit if—

(i) the conditions to which the greenhouse gas assessment permit is, or has from time to time been, subject; or

(b) in a case where—

(i) the permit is a work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit; and

(ii) the permit is subject to one or more conditions of the kind mentioned in section 289; and

(iii) one or more of those conditions have not been complied with—

the Minister is satisfied that the noncompliance is attributable to unavoidable delays caused by the unavailability of essential services or essential equipment, or both; and

(c) the Minister is satisfied that there are sufficient grounds to warrant the granting of the renewal of the greenhouse gas assessment permit.

Section 462 sets out additional requirements for offer documents (for example, a requirement that an offer document must contain a summary of conditions).

(4) The Minister may give the applicant a written notice (called an offer document) telling the applicant that the Minister is prepared to renew the permit if—

(b) during the period when the greenhouse gas assessment permit was in force, no notice under section 486 was given about a part of a geological formation wholly situated in the permit area; and

(c) the Minister is satisfied that there are sufficient grounds to warrant the granting of the renewal of the greenhouse gas assessment permit.

Section 462 sets out additional requirements for offer documents (for example, a requirement that an offer document must contain a summary of conditions).

(5) For the purposes of this section, if—

(a) the greenhouse gas assessment permit is subject to a condition requiring the permittee to carry out work in, or in relation to, the permit area during a particular period; and