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Petroleum Act 1923
sec.75WNAmending water monitoring authority by application
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### sec.75WN Amending water monitoring authority by application
The holder of a water monitoring authority may apply to amend it—
to increase or decrease its area; or
to add or omit, or reflect an amendment of, a 1923 Act petroleum tenure or a 2004 Act petroleum tenure that relates to the authority.
The holder can not apply to amend the authority in any other way.
The application must be—
in the approved form; and
accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation.
The Minister may grant or refuse the amendment.
The Minister may, before deciding the application, seek advice about the application from the chief executive of the department administering the Water Act .
The amendment may be granted (a conditional grant ) subject to the applicant’s written agreement to the Minister amending the authority in a stated way that the Minister considers appropriate.
For the power to correct or amend, see section 125 .
For security, see part 6G .
On refusal of the application or the making of a decision to make a conditional grant, the applicant must be given an information notice about the decision to refuse or to make the conditional grant.
s 75WN ins 2005 No. 3 s 23
amd 2010 No. 53 s 72 ; 2012 No. 20 s 252 , s 125 sch 1
(sec.75WN-ssec.1) The holder of a water monitoring authority may apply to amend it— to increase or decrease its area; or to add or omit, or reflect an amendment of, a 1923 Act petroleum tenure or a 2004 Act petroleum tenure that relates to the authority.
(sec.75WN-ssec.2) The holder can not apply to amend the authority in any other way.
(sec.75WN-ssec.3) The application must be— in the approved form; and accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.75WN-ssec.4) The Minister may grant or refuse the amendment.
(sec.75WN-ssec.5) The Minister may, before deciding the application, seek advice about the application from the chief executive of the department administering the Water Act .
(sec.75WN-ssec.6) The amendment may be granted (a conditional grant ) subject to the applicant’s written agreement to the Minister amending the authority in a stated way that the Minister considers appropriate. For the power to correct or amend, see section 125 . For security, see part 6G .
(sec.75WN-ssec.7) On refusal of the application or the making of a decision to make a conditional grant, the applicant must be given an information notice about the decision to refuse or to make the conditional grant.
- (a) to increase or decrease its area; or
- (b) to add or omit, or reflect an amendment of, a 1923 Act petroleum tenure or a 2004 Act petroleum tenure that relates to the authority.
- (a) in the approved form; and
- (b) accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation.
- 1 For the power to correct or amend, see section 125 .
- 2 For security, see part 6G .