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Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
21Application for permit
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#### 21 Application for permit
(1) An application under section 20:
(b) shall be made in an approved manner;
(c) shall be in respect of not more than 400 blocks;
(d) shall be accompanied by particulars of:
(i) the proposals of the applicant for work and expenditure in respect of the blocks specified in the application;
(ii) the technical qualifications of the applicant and of his employees;
(iii) the technical advice available to the applicant; and
(iv) the financial resources available to the applicant;
(e) may set out any other matters that the applicant wishes to be considered; and
(f) shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(2) The number of blocks specified in the application:
(a) if 16 blocks or more are available—shall not be less than 16; or
(b) if less than 16 blocks are available—shall be the number available.
(3) The blocks specified in the application shall be blocks that are constituted by graticular sections that:
(a) constitute a single area; and
(b) are such that each graticular section in that area has a side in common with at least one other graticular section in that area.
(4) The Designated Authority may, at any time, by instrument in writing served on the applicant, require him to furnish, within the time specified in the instrument, further information in writing in connexion with his application.