33Conditions of permit

#### 33 Conditions of permit (1) A permit may be granted subject to such conditions as the Joint Authority thinks fit and are specified in the permit. (2) Subject to subsection (2A), the conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include all or any of the following: (a) conditions with respect to work to be carried out by the permittee in or in relation to the permit area during the term of the permit, including conditions that require the permittee to carry out the work during a period or periods consisting of one or more years; or (b) conditions with respect to amounts to be expended by the permittee in the carrying out of such work; or (c) conditions requiring the permittee to comply with directions given in accordance with the permit concerning the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b). (2A) A permit granted under section 22B shall not be granted subject to conditions requiring work to be carried out by the permittee in or in relation to the permit area or requiring the permittee to expend amounts in the carrying out of work in or in relation to the permit area. (3) A permit to which the Royalty Act applies (whether granted before or after the commencement of this subsection) shall be deemed to contain a condition that the permittee will comply with the provisions of the Royalty Act as in force from time to time.