#### 18 Reservation of blocks (1) The Joint Authority may, by instrument published in the Gazette, declare that a block specified in the instrument (not being a block in respect of which a permit, lease, licence or infrastructure licence is in force or over or in which there is a pipeline) shall not be the subject of a permit, lease, licence, infrastructure licence, special prospecting authority or access authority and that a pipeline licence shall not be granted in respect of a pipeline over or in that block. (2) While a declaration under subsection (1) remains in force in respect of a block, a permit, lease, licence, infrastructure licence, special prospecting authority or access authority shall not be granted in respect of that block and a pipeline licence shall not be granted in respect of a pipeline over or in that block.

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