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Petroleum Act 1923
sec.74JPenalty relinquishment if work program not completed within extended period
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### sec.74J Penalty relinquishment if work program not completed within extended period
If—
under part 4 , division 2 , subdivision 3 , the period of the work program for an authority to prospect has been extended; and
the work program is not completed on or before the day on which the extended period ends;
its holder must relinquish a part of the original notional sub-blocks of the authority that the Minister is satisfied corresponds to the amount of the work under the work program that was not completed.
The holder must give the chief executive written notice of the relinquishment within 20 business days after the end of the extended period.
For other relevant provisions about giving the chief executive documents, see part 9 , division 1A .
If the holder does not comply with subsection (2) , the Minister may take action under section 80T (1) (b) .
s 74J ins 2004 No. 26 s 46
amd 2005 No. 3 s 14 ; 2012 No. 20 s 281 sch 2
(sec.74J-ssec.1) If— under part 4 , division 2 , subdivision 3 , the period of the work program for an authority to prospect has been extended; and the work program is not completed on or before the day on which the extended period ends; its holder must relinquish a part of the original notional sub-blocks of the authority that the Minister is satisfied corresponds to the amount of the work under the work program that was not completed.
(sec.74J-ssec.2) The holder must give the chief executive written notice of the relinquishment within 20 business days after the end of the extended period. For other relevant provisions about giving the chief executive documents, see part 9 , division 1A .
(sec.74J-ssec.3) If the holder does not comply with subsection (2) , the Minister may take action under section 80T (1) (b) .
- (a) under part 4 , division 2 , subdivision 3 , the period of the work program for an authority to prospect has been extended; and
- (b) the work program is not completed on or before the day on which the extended period ends;