Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment Act 2009 (102 of 2009)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 6   Datum

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

28   Sections 44 and 45

Repeal the sections, substitute:

44 Variation of titles and instruments

Petroleum titles and instruments

(1) The table has effect:

Variation of titles and instruments

Item

The Designated Authority may issue an instrument varying...

for the sole purpose of...

1

a petroleum exploration permit that was in force immediately before the changeover time

relabelling the permit area using geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

2

a petroleum retention lease that was in force immediately before the changeover time

relabelling the lease area using geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

3

a petroleum production licence that was in force immediately before the changeover time

relabelling the licence area using geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

4

an infrastructure licence that was in force immediately before the changeover time

relabelling the licence area using geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

5

a petroleum special prospecting authority or a petroleum access authority that was in force immediately before the changeover time

relabelling the authority area using geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

6

a pipeline licence that was in force immediately before the changeover time

relabelling the route of the pipeline using geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

7

any other instrument under this Act that:

(a) sets out a point, line or area; and

(b) was in force immediately before the changeover time

relabelling the point, line or area using geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

8

a petroleum title or other instrument under this Act

inserting an annotation about the applicable datum.

Note: For publication in the Gazette of notice of the variation, see section 708.

Greenhouse gas titles and instruments

(2) The table has effect:

Variation of titles and instruments

Item

The responsible Commonwealth Minister may issue an instrument varying...

for the sole purpose of...

1

a greenhouse gas assessment permit that was in force immediately before the changeover time

relabelling the permit area using geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

2

a greenhouse gas holding lease that was in force immediately before the changeover time

relabelling the lease area using geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

3

a greenhouse gas injection licence that was in force immediately before the changeover time

relabelling the licence area using geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

4

a greenhouse gas search authority that was in force immediately before the changeover time

relabelling the authority area using geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

5

a greenhouse gas special authority that was in force immediately before the changeover time

relabelling the authority area using geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

6

any other instrument under this Act that:

(a) sets out a point, line or area; and

(b) was in force immediately before the changeover time

relabelling the point, line or area using geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

7

a greenhouse gas title or other instrument under this Act

inserting an annotation about the applicable datum.

Note: For publication in the Gazette of notice of the variation, see section 708.

45 Variation of applications for titles

Petroleum titles

(1) The Designated Authority may issue an instrument varying an application for a petroleum title for the sole purpose of relabelling a point, line or area by reference to geographic coordinates based on the current datum.

Greenhouse gas titles

(2) The responsible Commonwealth Minister may issue an instrument varying an application for a greenhouse gas title for the sole purpose of relabelling a point, line or area by reference to geographic coordinates based on the current datum.