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Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982
104Suspension of rights conferred by permit or lease
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#### 104 Suspension of rights conferred by permit or lease
104 Suspension of rights conferred by permit or lease
> > (1) Where the Minister is satisfied that it is necessary to do so in the public interest, the Minister shall, by instrument in writing served on the permittee or lessee, suspend, either for a specified period or indefinitely, all or any of the rights conferred by a permit or lease.
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> > (2) Where any rights are suspended in accordance with subsection (1), any conditions required to be complied with in the exercise of those rights are also suspended.
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> > (3) The Minister may, by instrument in writing served on the permittee or lessee, terminate a suspension of rights under subsection (1).
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> > (4) Where rights conferred by a permit or lease are suspended in accordance with subsection (1), the Minister may, by the instrument of suspension or by a later instrument in writing served on the permittee or lessee, extend the term of the permit or lease by a period not exceeding the period of the suspension.
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> **s 104:** Am 1986 No 59, Sch 7 (11).