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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.848Power to correct or amend
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### sec.848 Power to correct or amend
An official may, at any time, amend an authority to—
correct a clerical error; or
for a petroleum authority—state, or more accurately state, the boundaries of the area of the authority because of a survey carried out under section 558 .
An amendment under subsection (1) takes effect when notice of the amendment is given to the authority holder.
Also, an official may, at any time, amend a condition of an authority if the authority holder agrees in writing to the amendment.
The chief executive must record in the register the details of an amendment made under subsection (1) or (3) , other than an amendment made to a gas work licence, gas work authorisation or gas device approval authority.
The chief inspector must record in the register kept under section 734AB an amendment made under subsection (1) or (3) to a gas work licence, gas work authorisation or gas device approval authority.
Despite subsections (1) and (3) , the following can not be amended under this section—
the mandatory conditions for that type of authority;
the term of the authority;
any work program or development plan for the authority.
Also, the official can not amend the authority if the authority as amended would be inconsistent with a mandatory condition for that type of authority.
See also section 377 (Interests of relevant coal or oil shale mining tenement holder to be considered).
s 848 amd 2011 No. 2 ss 121 , 122 sch ; 2018 No. 24 s 230 ; 2024 No. 34 s 260
(sec.848-ssec.1) An official may, at any time, amend an authority to— correct a clerical error; or for a petroleum authority—state, or more accurately state, the boundaries of the area of the authority because of a survey carried out under section 558 .
(sec.848-ssec.2) An amendment under subsection (1) takes effect when notice of the amendment is given to the authority holder.
(sec.848-ssec.3) Also, an official may, at any time, amend a condition of an authority if the authority holder agrees in writing to the amendment.
(sec.848-ssec.4) The chief executive must record in the register the details of an amendment made under subsection (1) or (3) , other than an amendment made to a gas work licence, gas work authorisation or gas device approval authority.
(sec.848-ssec.5) The chief inspector must record in the register kept under section 734AB an amendment made under subsection (1) or (3) to a gas work licence, gas work authorisation or gas device approval authority.
(sec.848-ssec.6) Despite subsections (1) and (3) , the following can not be amended under this section— the mandatory conditions for that type of authority; the term of the authority; any work program or development plan for the authority.
(sec.848-ssec.7) Also, the official can not amend the authority if the authority as amended would be inconsistent with a mandatory condition for that type of authority. See also section 377 (Interests of relevant coal or oil shale mining tenement holder to be considered).
- (a) correct a clerical error; or
- (b) for a petroleum authority—state, or more accurately state, the boundaries of the area of the authority because of a survey carried out under section 558 .
- (a) the mandatory conditions for that type of authority;
- (b) the term of the authority;
- (c) any work program or development plan for the authority.