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Petroleum Act 1984
51Application for renewal of production licence
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51 Application for renewal of production licence
(1) A production licensee may apply to the Minister for the renewal of
the licence.
a production licence shall be:
(b) made in an approved manner; and
(c) accompanied by the prescribed fee.
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(3) In relation to an application for the renewal of a production licence,
(a) shall, where an application is received not earlier than
6 months before, but not later than 3 months before, the
expiration of the production licence;
before the expiration of the licence; and
of the licence,
(4) In addition to subsection (3), the Minister may, if satisfied that there
are commercial reasons that justify an application for the renewal of
a production licence being made, accept the application being
made at a time earlier than that specified in subsection (3)(a).