Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982
Div 3Production licences for petroleum or regulated substances and GHG injection licences
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Division 3 — Production licences for petroleum or regulated substances and GHG injection licences
39.Recovery of petroleum or regulated substance in adjacent area111
39A.GHG injection operations in adjacent area112
40.Application by petroleum permittee for petroleum production licence112
40AA.Application by GHG permittee for GHG injection licence114
40A.Application for licence by lessee115
40B.Application by petroleum licensee for GHG injection licence117
41.Requirements for application for licence under s. 40, 40AA, 40A or 40B117
42.Determination of rate of royalty118
43.Notification as to grant of licence118
44.Grant of licence120
44A.Application of s. 41 to 44 where permit, lease or petroleum production licence transferred122
45.Variation of petroleum production licence area122
46.Determination of petroleum exploration permit or petroleum retention lease as to block not taken up by licensee123
47.Application for petroleum production licence in respect of surrendered, cancelled or determined blocks126
48.Application fee for s. 47128
49.Request by applicant for grant of petroleum production licence under s. 47129
50.Grant of petroleum production licence on request under s. 49131
51.Petroleum production licence for 2 or more blocks may be divided into 2 or more licences132
51A.Grant of licence as result of change to boundary of offshore area134
52.Rights conferred by licence136
53.Term of licence139
53A.Certain discoveries in licence area to be notified140
54A.Termination of licence if no operations for 5 years141
54.Application for renewal of petroleum production licence142
55.Grant or refusal of renewal of petroleum production licence143
56.Conditions of licence147
58.Directions as to recovery of petroleum or regulated substance148
59.Unit development149