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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.127Call for tenders
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### sec.127 Call for tenders
The Minister may publish a notice (a call for tenders ) inviting tenders for a petroleum lease.
The call must state—
the proposed area of the lease; and
that, under section 169 , particular land may be excluded land for the lease; and
the day and time by which tenders in response to it must be made (the closing time for the call); and
that the tenders must be lodged before the closing time for the call; and
that details about each of the following are available at a stated place—
any proposed conditions of the lease, other than mandatory conditions for petroleum leases, that are likely to impact significantly on exploration or production in the proposed area of the lease;
the required plan period for the initial development plan for the lease;
any criteria ( special criteria ), other than the development plan criteria and capability criteria, proposed to be used to decide whether to grant the lease or to decide its provisions;
whether a process for appointing a preferred tenderer involving a cash bid component is to be used for deciding the call;
if any part of the proposed area of the lease is to be subject to an Australian market supply condition—the part of the proposed area and the condition.
The call may state other relevant matters, including, for example, matters relevant to the development plan, capability or special criteria.
The area of the proposed lease must comply with section 168 .
Subsection (2) (e) (i) does not limit the power under section 133 to decide conditions of the lease if it is granted.
s 127 amd 2011 No. 2 s 121 ; 2011 No. 16 s 15 ; 2012 No. 20 s 281 sch 2 ; 2013 No. 10 s 169
(sec.127-ssec.1) The Minister may publish a notice (a call for tenders ) inviting tenders for a petroleum lease.
(sec.127-ssec.2) The call must state— the proposed area of the lease; and that, under section 169 , particular land may be excluded land for the lease; and the day and time by which tenders in response to it must be made (the closing time for the call); and that the tenders must be lodged before the closing time for the call; and that details about each of the following are available at a stated place— any proposed conditions of the lease, other than mandatory conditions for petroleum leases, that are likely to impact significantly on exploration or production in the proposed area of the lease; the required plan period for the initial development plan for the lease; any criteria ( special criteria ), other than the development plan criteria and capability criteria, proposed to be used to decide whether to grant the lease or to decide its provisions; whether a process for appointing a preferred tenderer involving a cash bid component is to be used for deciding the call; if any part of the proposed area of the lease is to be subject to an Australian market supply condition—the part of the proposed area and the condition.
(sec.127-ssec.3) The call may state other relevant matters, including, for example, matters relevant to the development plan, capability or special criteria.
(sec.127-ssec.4) The area of the proposed lease must comply with section 168 .
(sec.127-ssec.5) Subsection (2) (e) (i) does not limit the power under section 133 to decide conditions of the lease if it is granted.
- (a) the proposed area of the lease; and
- (b) that, under section 169 , particular land may be excluded land for the lease; and
- (c) the day and time by which tenders in response to it must be made (the closing time for the call); and
- (d) that the tenders must be lodged before the closing time for the call; and
- (e) that details about each of the following are available at a stated place— (i) any proposed conditions of the lease, other than mandatory conditions for petroleum leases, that are likely to impact significantly on exploration or production in the proposed area of the lease; (ii) the required plan period for the initial development plan for the lease; (iii) any criteria ( special criteria ), other than the development plan criteria and capability criteria, proposed to be used to decide whether to grant the lease or to decide its provisions; (iv) whether a process for appointing a preferred tenderer involving a cash bid component is to be used for deciding the call; (v) if any part of the proposed area of the lease is to be subject to an Australian market supply condition—the part of the proposed area and the condition.
- (i) any proposed conditions of the lease, other than mandatory conditions for petroleum leases, that are likely to impact significantly on exploration or production in the proposed area of the lease;
- (ii) the required plan period for the initial development plan for the lease;
- (iii) any criteria ( special criteria ), other than the development plan criteria and capability criteria, proposed to be used to decide whether to grant the lease or to decide its provisions;
- (iv) whether a process for appointing a preferred tenderer involving a cash bid component is to be used for deciding the call;
- (v) if any part of the proposed area of the lease is to be subject to an Australian market supply condition—the part of the proposed area and the condition.
- (i) any proposed conditions of the lease, other than mandatory conditions for petroleum leases, that are likely to impact significantly on exploration or production in the proposed area of the lease;
- (ii) the required plan period for the initial development plan for the lease;
- (iii) any criteria ( special criteria ), other than the development plan criteria and capability criteria, proposed to be used to decide whether to grant the lease or to decide its provisions;
- (iv) whether a process for appointing a preferred tenderer involving a cash bid component is to be used for deciding the call;
- (v) if any part of the proposed area of the lease is to be subject to an Australian market supply condition—the part of the proposed area and the condition.