Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts In this Act, unless
the contrary intention appears —
approved means approved by the Minister under
section 41;
associate has the meaning given by
section 26(1);
associated agent of an associated contractor has
the meaning given by section 26(4);
associated agent of the holder has the meaning
given by section 26(3);
associated contractor of the holder has the
meaning given by section 26(2);
associated employee of an associated contractor
has the meaning given by section 26(6);
associated employee of the holder has the meaning
given by section 26(5);
block means a portion of the coastal waters
constituted according to section 17;
caveat on a licence means a caveat
against —
(a) the
registration of dealings in relation to the licence; or
(b) the
registration of a person as a holder of the licence under section 340;
coastal waters has the meaning given by
section 16(1) and (2);
Commonwealth Act means the Offshore Minerals
Act 1994 of the Commonwealth;
Commonwealth Minister means a Minister of State
for the Commonwealth;
compliance inspection has the meaning given by
section 377;
confidential information has the meaning given by
section 27;
confidential sample has the meaning given by
section 28;
consent area means the block or blocks specified
in a special purpose consent;
dealing in a licence means a transaction that
creates, transfers, affects or otherwise deals with an interest in the licence
and includes —
(a) a
transfer of the licence; and
(b) a
transfer of a share in the licence,
but does not include a
document that comes within section 337(1) other than a document by which
a block or a licence is surrendered;
discrete area has the meaning given by
section 21;
document file means a document file kept for the
purposes of Part 3.1;
exploration has the meaning given by
section 23;
holder of a licence has the meaning given by
section 25(1);
hydrocarbon means a hydrocarbon whether in a
gaseous, liquid or solid state;
inspector means an inspector appointed under
section 421;
interest , in relation to a licence,
includes —
(a) an
equitable interest in the licence; and
(b) a
security interest in the licence;
licence means —
(a) an
exploration licence; or
(b) a
retention licence; or
(c) a
mining licence; or
(d) a
works licence;
licence area means the block or blocks covered by
a licence;
licence holder has the meaning given by
section 25(1);
mineral has the meaning given by section 22;
offshore exploration or mining activities
means —
(a) the
exploration for minerals in coastal waters; or
(b) the
recovery of minerals from coastal waters; or
(c)
activities carried out in coastal waters under a works licence;
offshore mining register means a register kept for
the purposes of Part 3.1;
petroleum means —
(a) a
hydrocarbon or a mixture of hydrocarbons; or
(b) a
mixture of one or more hydrocarbons and one or more of the
following —
(i)
hydrogen sulphide;
(ii)
nitrogen;
(iii)
helium;
(iv)
carbon dioxide;
primary payment period for the provisional grant
or provisional renewal of a licence means the period of 30 days after the
day on which the applicant is given a written notice —
(a) in
the case of the grant of an exploration licence, under section 66; and
(b) in
the case of the renewal of an exploration licence, under section 110; and
(c) in
the case of the grant of a retention licence, under section 147; and
(d) in
the case of the renewal of a retention licence, under section 169; and
(e) in
the case of the grant of a mining licence, under section 210; and
(f) in
the case of the renewal of a mining licence, under section 246; and
(g) in
the case of the grant of a works licence, under section 279; and
(h) in
the case of the renewal of a works licence, under section 296;
provisional holder means a person who has been
provisionally granted a licence;
recovery has the meaning given by section 24;
registered means registered in an offshore mining
register;
Registration Fees Act means the Offshore Minerals
(Registration Fees) Act 2003 ;`
reserved block means a block that is declared to
be reserved under section 18;
responsible Commonwealth Minister means the
Commonwealth Minister who is responsible for the administration of the
Commonwealth Act;
sample of the seabed or subsoil includes a core or
cutting from the seabed or subsoil;
secondary payment period for the provisional grant
or provisional renewal of a licence means the period of 30 days after the
day on which an extension of the primary payment period for the grant or
renewal concerned ends;
share in a licence has the meaning given by
section 6(1), (2) and (3);
special purpose consent means a consent granted
under Part 2.6;
standard block has the meaning given by
section 19;
State Minister means —
(a) a
Minister of State for a State; or
(b) a
Minister of State for the Northern Territory;
successor licence to a licence has the meaning
given by section 8;
surrender day for an exploration licence
means —
(a) the
day on which the initial term of the licence ends; or
(b) a
day on which the term of a renewal of the licence ends;
tender block has the meaning given by
section 20;
transfer —
(a) when
used in relation to a licence, has the meaning given by section 7(1); and
(b) when
used in relation to a share in a licence, has the meaning given by
section 7(2) and (3);
vary a licence condition includes revoke or
suspend.