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Petroleum Act 1984
23Application for renewal of exploration permit
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23 Application for renewal of exploration permit
(1) A permittee may apply to the Minister to renew the permittee's
exploration permit in relation to the blocks specified in the
an exploration permit shall be:
(b) made in an approved manner;
(c) accompanied by the prescribed fee; and
(d) accompanied by a report of the action taken by the permittee
to restore and rehabilitate the land comprising the blocks that
are part of the permittee's exploration permit area, but are not
specified in the application, and the areas adjacent to that land
which are or may be affected by the permittee's operations on
those blocks.
(3) In relation to an application for a renewal of an exploration permit,
(a) shall, where the application is received not earlier than
6 months before, but not later than 3 months before, the
expiration of the exploration permit;
before the expiration of the exploration permit; and
of the exploration permit,