Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982

An application under section 19—

shall be in accordance with an approved form; and

shall be made in an approved manner; and

shall be in respect of not more than 400 blocks; and

shall be accompanied by particulars of—

the proposals of the applicant for work and expenditure in respect of the blocks specified in the application; and

the technical qualifications of the applicant and of his employees; and

the technical advice available to the applicant; and

the financial resources available to the applicant;

may set out other matters that the applicant wishes the Minister to consider; and

shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

The number of blocks specified in the application—

if sixteen blocks or more are available—shall not be less than sixteen; or

if less than sixteen blocks are available—shall be the number available.

The blocks specified in the application shall be blocks that are constituted by graticular sections that—

constitute a single area; and

are such that each graticular section in that area has a side in common with at least one other graticular section in that area.

The Minister 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 connection with his application.