Petroleum Act 1923

The holder of a water monitoring authority may apply to amend it—

to increase or decrease its area; or

to add or omit, or reflect an amendment of, a 1923 Act petroleum tenure or a 2004 Act petroleum tenure that relates to the authority.

The holder can not apply to amend the authority in any other way.

The application must be—

in the approved form; and

accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation.

The Minister may grant or refuse the amendment.

The Minister may, before deciding the application, seek advice about the application from the chief executive of the department administering the Water Act.

The amendment may be granted (a conditional grant) subject to the applicant’s written agreement to the Minister amending the authority in a stated way that the Minister considers appropriate.

On refusal of the application or the making of a decision to make a conditional grant, the applicant must be given an information notice about the decision to refuse or to make the conditional grant.