sec.236Ministerial approval of proposed coordination arrangement

### sec.236 Ministerial approval of proposed coordination arrangement The Minister may approve the proposed coordination arrangement only if— the Minister is satisfied— the arrangement is in the public interest; and any inconsistency between the arrangement and a condition of a relevant lease and any sublease provided for under the arrangement is appropriate; and if the arrangement applies to land that is in the area of a coal or oil shale mining tenement and in the area of a petroleum lease or 1923 Act lease—the arrangement clearly identifies the safety responsibilities of each party to the arrangement in relation to the land; and the spatial relationship between the relevant leases for the arrangement is appropriate. for an application required to be accompanied by a proposed later development plan for a relevant lease—the proposed plan has been approved; and the arrangement is consistent with— the purpose of this Act; and if any relevant lease is a mining lease—the main purposes of the Common Provisions Act , chapter 4 and the objectives of the Mineral Resources Act . Also, if the proposed plan is for a relevant 1923 Act lease, the relevant provisions of that Act apply in relation to the proposed plan. The Minister may refuse to approve a proposed coordination arrangement that provides for a party to the arrangement to be granted a pipeline licence to transport petroleum or a prescribed storage gas on land subject to the arrangement if the Minister considers that— having regard to the requirements under chapter 4 , the pipeline licence would not be granted if the party were to apply for it; or not enough information has been given to decide whether the licence should be granted; or the spatial relationship between the leases is not appropriate for a coordination arrangement. If a relevant lease has not been granted, the approval does not take effect until the lease takes effect. s 236 amd 2005 No. 3 s 54 ; 2008 No. 56 s 94 ; 2011 No. 2 ss 121 , 122 sch ; 2024 No. 33 s 183 sch 1 pt 2 (sec.236-ssec.1) The Minister may approve the proposed coordination arrangement only if— the Minister is satisfied— the arrangement is in the public interest; and any inconsistency between the arrangement and a condition of a relevant lease and any sublease provided for under the arrangement is appropriate; and if the arrangement applies to land that is in the area of a coal or oil shale mining tenement and in the area of a petroleum lease or 1923 Act lease—the arrangement clearly identifies the safety responsibilities of each party to the arrangement in relation to the land; and the spatial relationship between the relevant leases for the arrangement is appropriate. for an application required to be accompanied by a proposed later development plan for a relevant lease—the proposed plan has been approved; and the arrangement is consistent with— the purpose of this Act; and if any relevant lease is a mining lease—the main purposes of the Common Provisions Act , chapter 4 and the objectives of the Mineral Resources Act . (sec.236-ssec.2) Also, if the proposed plan is for a relevant 1923 Act lease, the relevant provisions of that Act apply in relation to the proposed plan. (sec.236-ssec.3) The Minister may refuse to approve a proposed coordination arrangement that provides for a party to the arrangement to be granted a pipeline licence to transport petroleum or a prescribed storage gas on land subject to the arrangement if the Minister considers that— having regard to the requirements under chapter 4 , the pipeline licence would not be granted if the party were to apply for it; or not enough information has been given to decide whether the licence should be granted; or the spatial relationship between the leases is not appropriate for a coordination arrangement. (sec.236-ssec.4) If a relevant lease has not been granted, the approval does not take effect until the lease takes effect. - (a) the Minister is satisfied— (i) the arrangement is in the public interest; and (ii) any inconsistency between the arrangement and a condition of a relevant lease and any sublease provided for under the arrangement is appropriate; and (iii) if the arrangement applies to land that is in the area of a coal or oil shale mining tenement and in the area of a petroleum lease or 1923 Act lease—the arrangement clearly identifies the safety responsibilities of each party to the arrangement in relation to the land; and (iv) the spatial relationship between the relevant leases for the arrangement is appropriate. - (i) the arrangement is in the public interest; and - (ii) any inconsistency between the arrangement and a condition of a relevant lease and any sublease provided for under the arrangement is appropriate; and - (iii) if the arrangement applies to land that is in the area of a coal or oil shale mining tenement and in the area of a petroleum lease or 1923 Act lease—the arrangement clearly identifies the safety responsibilities of each party to the arrangement in relation to the land; and - (iv) the spatial relationship between the relevant leases for the arrangement is appropriate. - (b) for an application required to be accompanied by a proposed later development plan for a relevant lease—the proposed plan has been approved; and - (c) the arrangement is consistent with— (i) the purpose of this Act; and (ii) if any relevant lease is a mining lease—the main purposes of the Common Provisions Act , chapter 4 and the objectives of the Mineral Resources Act . - (i) the purpose of this Act; and - (ii) if any relevant lease is a mining lease—the main purposes of the Common Provisions Act , chapter 4 and the objectives of the Mineral Resources Act . - (i) the arrangement is in the public interest; and - (ii) any inconsistency between the arrangement and a condition of a relevant lease and any sublease provided for under the arrangement is appropriate; and - (iii) if the arrangement applies to land that is in the area of a coal or oil shale mining tenement and in the area of a petroleum lease or 1923 Act lease—the arrangement clearly identifies the safety responsibilities of each party to the arrangement in relation to the land; and - (iv) the spatial relationship between the relevant leases for the arrangement is appropriate. - (i) the purpose of this Act; and - (ii) if any relevant lease is a mining lease—the main purposes of the Common Provisions Act , chapter 4 and the objectives of the Mineral Resources Act . - (a) having regard to the requirements under chapter 4 , the pipeline licence would not be granted if the party were to apply for it; or - (b) not enough information has been given to decide whether the licence should be granted; or - (c) the spatial relationship between the leases is not appropriate for a coordination arrangement.