Western Australian Numbered Acts

PETROLEUM TITLES (BROWSE BASIN) ACT 2014 (NO. 30 OF 2014) - SECT 3

3 .         Terms used

                In this Act —

        adjacent area has the meaning given in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 section 5;

        adjacent area block means —

            (a)         a WA-30-R adjacent area block; or

            (b)         a WA-315-P adjacent area block; or

            (c)         the WA-398-P adjacent area block;

        commencement day means the day on which this Act comes into operation;

        Commonwealth Act means the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (Commonwealth);

        Commonwealth register means a register kept under the Commonwealth Act section 469;

        inshore block means —

            (a)         a TR/5 inshore block; or

            (b)         a WA-30-R inshore block; or

            (c)         a WA-315-P inshore block;

        lease TR/5 means the retention lease of that designation in force under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 Part III;

        lease R2 means the petroleum retention lease of that designation in force under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 Part III;

        lease WA-30-R means the petroleum retention lease of that designation in force under the Commonwealth Act Part 2.3;

        permit WA-315-P means the petroleum exploration permit of that designation in force under the Commonwealth Act Part 2.2;

        permit WA-398-P means the petroleum exploration permit of that designation in force under the Commonwealth Act Part 2.2;

        PGERA Minister means the Minister responsible for the administration of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 ;

        PGERA register means the register kept under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 section 70;

        PSLA Minister means the Minister responsible for the administration of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 ;

        PSLA register means the register kept under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 section 75;

        relevant renewal day means —

            (a)         in relation to an adjacent area block —

                  (i)         if the block is a WA-30-R adjacent area block — WA-30-R renewal day; or

                  (ii)         if the block is a WA-315-P adjacent area block — WA-315-P renewal day; or

                  (iii)         if the block is the WA-398-P adjacent area block — WA-398-P renewal day;

                or

            (b)         in relation to an inshore block —

                  (i)         if the block is a TR/5 inshore block — TR/5 renewal day; or

                  (ii)         if the block is a WA-30-R inshore block — WA-30-R renewal day; or

                  (iii)         if the block is a WA-315-P inshore block — WA-315-P renewal day;

        TR/5 inshore block means a block as defined in the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 section 5(1) that, immediately before TR/5 renewal day, is purportedly the subject of lease TR/5;

        TR/5 renewal day means the day on which lease TR/5 is first renewed under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 after commencement day;

        WA-30-R adjacent area block means a block as defined in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 section 4 that, immediately before WA-30-R renewal day, is the subject of lease WA-30-R;

        WA-30-R inshore block means a block as defined in the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 section 5(1) that, immediately before WA-30-R renewal day, is purportedly the subject of lease WA-30-R;

        WA-30-R renewal day means the day on which lease WA-30-R is first renewed under the Commonwealth Act after commencement day;

        WA-315-P adjacent area block means a block as defined in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 section 4 that, immediately before WA-315-P renewal day, is the subject of permit WA-315-P;

        WA-315-P inshore block means a block as defined in the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 section 5(1) that, immediately before WA-315-P renewal day, is purportedly the subject of lease WA-315-P;

        WA-315-P renewal day means the day on which permit WA-315-P is first renewed under the Commonwealth Act after commencement day;

        WA-398-P adjacent area block means the block as defined in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 section 4 that, immediately before WA-398-P renewal day, is the subject of permit WA-398-P;

        WA-398-P renewal day means the day on which permit WA-398-P is first renewed under the Commonwealth Act after commencement day.