9Areas over which petroleum titles may not be granted

9 Areas over which petroleum titles may not be granted

9 Areas over which petroleum titles may not be granted

(1) The Minister must not grant a petroleum title over any of the following land (the excluded areas)—

(a) an area designated by the Minister, by notification published in the Gazette, as an area in respect of which a petroleum title is not to be granted, or

(b) an area included in an existing petroleum title held by a person other than the applicant, or

(c) an area included in another application for a petroleum title—

(i) that was made before the applicant’s application, and

(ii) that has not been withdrawn or otherwise finally disposed of.

(1A) Despite subsection (1) (c), the Minister may grant a petroleum title over an area included in another application for a petroleum title if that other application and the applicant’s application are both made pursuant to an invitation under Schedule 1A (Competitive selection process for petroleum prospecting titles).

(2) A notification under subsection (1) (a) may be varied or rescinded by a subsequent notification.

(3)–(6) (Repealed)

s 9: Am 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [3]; 2001 No 112, Sch 1.23 [2]; 2006 No 125, Sch 2.7; 2015 No 39, Sch 2 [2]; 2015 No 40, Sch 2 [5] [6].