14Applications to be supported by proposed work program

14 Applications to be supported by proposed work program

14 Applications to be supported by proposed work program

(1) An application for a petroleum title must be accompanied by a proposed work program that—

(a) indicates the nature and extent of operations to be carried out under the authority conferred by the relevant petroleum title, and

(b) sets out commitments relating to the conduct of those operations (such as the timing of the operations), and

(c) provides for the carrying out of activities (such as community consultation and environmental management and rehabilitation) in connection with, or ancillary to, those operations, and

(d) complies with the regulations.

(2) In the case of an application for a production lease, the requirement in subsection (1) can be satisfied by providing a current development consent under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 for the conduct of petroleum mining operations, or the construction and maintenance of works or structures, in respect of which the production lease is being applied for.

s 14: Subst 2015 No 40, Sch 2 [7].