Petroleum Act 1998
50APublic consultation before tender invitation—production licences
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50A Public consultation before tender invitation—production licences
(1) If the Minister proposes to invite applications for the grant of a production licence under section 50(1), the Minister must publish notice of the proposed invitation on an Internet site maintained by the Department.
(a) contain a description of the area to which the proposed production licence would apply; and
(b) state that any person may make a written submission to the Minister about the proposed invitation; and
(c) specify the period during which submissions may be made to the Minister (the submission period).
(3) In determining whether to invite applications for the production licence, the Minister must take into account any written submission received during the submission period.
(4) A decision to grant a production licence is not invalid merely because of a failure to comply with subsection (3).