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Section 85 - Petroleum Act 1998 - Application for authorisation — Zoe

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85 Application for authorisation (1) A person may apply to the Minister for the grant of a special access authorisation in respect of any area. (2) In addition to complying with section 96, an applicant for a special access authorisation— (a) must describe and precisely identify the area in respect of which the authorisation is sought; and (b) must describe in detail the petroleum exploration operations that the person seeks to carry out in that area; and (c) must submit details of— (iii) the financial resources available to it.

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