Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered ActsInvitation to apply for an exploration permit
(1) The Joint Authority may, by notice published in the Gazette :
(a) invite applications for the grant by the Joint Authority of an exploration permit over the block, or any or all of the blocks, specified in the notice; and
(b) specify a period within which applications may be made.
(2) If the Joint Authority has published a notice under subsection 88(1) inviting applications for the grant of an exploration permit over a block, the block must not be specified in a notice under subsection (1) of this section at any time during the period specified in the subsection 88(1) notice.
Note: Subsection 88(1) deals with cash‑bid exploration permits.
Application for exploration permit
(3) An application under this section must be accompanied by details of:
(a) the applicant’s proposals for work and expenditure in relation to the block or blocks specified in the application; and
(b) the technical qualifications of the applicant and of the applicant’s employees; and
(c) the technical advice available to the applicant; and
(d) the financial resources available to the applicant.
Note 1: Part 2.10 contains additional provisions about application procedures.
Note 2: Section 220 requires the application to be accompanied by an application fee.
Note 3: Section 222 enables the Designated Authority to require the applicant to give further information.
Maximum number of blocks
(4) The number of blocks specified in an application under this section must not be more than 400.
Minimum number of blocks
(5) If 16 or more blocks are available, the number of blocks specified in an application under this section must not be less than 16.
(6) If less than 16 blocks are available, the number of blocks specified in an application under this section must be the number available.
(7) Subsections (5) and (6) do not apply to applications if the Joint Authority, for reasons that the Joint Authority thinks sufficient, includes in the subsection (1) notice a direction that subsections (5) and (6) do not apply to those applications.
Attributes of blocks
(8) The blocks specified in an application under this section must be blocks that are constituted by graticular sections that:
(a) constitute a single area; and
(b) are such that each graticular section in that area has a side in common with at least one other graticular section in that area.
(9) Subsection (8) does not apply to applications if the Joint Authority, for reasons that the Joint Authority thinks sufficient, includes in the subsection (1) notice a direction that subsection (8) does not apply to those applications.