15Other transitional provisions relating to Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024

15.Other transitional provisions relating to Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024

amendment day means the day on which the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 section 210 comes into operation.

(2)This regulation is made under section 153(3) of the Act.

(3)On and after amendment day —

(a)an access authority that is in force, or an application for an access authority that is on foot, immediately before amendment day continues as a petroleum access authority or an application for a petroleum access authority; and

(b)a lease that is in force, or an application for a lease that is on foot, immediately before amendment day continues as a petroleum retention lease or an application for a petroleum retention lease; and

(c)a licence that is in force, or an application for a licence that is on foot, immediately before amendment day continues as a petroleum production licence or an application for a petroleum production licence; and

(d)a permit that is in force, or an application for a permit that is on foot, immediately before amendment day continues as a petroleum exploration permit or an application for a petroleum exploration permit; and

(e)a special prospecting authority that is in force, or an application for a special prospecting authority that is on foot, immediately before amendment day continues as a petroleum special prospecting authority or an application for a petroleum special prospecting authority; and

(f)references in the Act to, or that include, a petroleum access authority include, where relevant, an access authority that ceased to have force before amendment day; and

(g)references in the Act to, or that include, a petroleum retention lease include, where relevant, a lease that ceased to have force before amendment day; and

(h)references in the Act to, or that include, a petroleum production licence include, where relevant, a licence that ceased to have force before amendment day; and

(i)references in the Act to, or that include, a petroleum exploration permit include, where relevant, a permit that ceased to have force before amendment day; and

(j)references in the Act to, or that include, a petroleum special prospecting authority include, where relevant, a special prospecting authority that ceased to have force before amendment day.

(4)In subregulation (3), references to an application include an invitation for applications made by the Minister.

(5)In section 38E of the Act (as amended by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 Part 4) —

(a)in subsection (1)(a), the reference to a notice of the kind referred to in section 38H(3A) of the Act includes a notice given before amendment day of the kind referred to in section 38H(3) of the Act as then in force; and