S 2AC repealed by No 43 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 2 item 28, effective 1 July 2019. For application, transitional and savings provisions, see note under s
31AA
. S 2AC formerly read:
SECTION 2AC EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL EXPLORATION ETC. FOR PETROLEUM
2AC
An authority or right under an Australian law is taken, for the purposes of this Act (other than this section), not to be:
(a)
an authority or right mentioned in paragraph (b) of the definition of
exploration permit
in section
2
; or
(b)
an authority or right mentioned in paragraph (b) of the definition of
retention lease
in that section;
if, to the extent that the authority or right permits activities of a kind mentioned in a subparagraph of that paragraph, it only permits them as an incident of exploration for resources other than petroleum.
S 2AC inserted by No 96 of 2014, s 3 and Sch 1 item 51, effective 30 September 2014. For transitional provisions see note under s
2AB
.
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