Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Where an
application has been made under section 43B or 105(3)(a)(ii), the
Minister may —
(a) by
instrument in writing served on the applicant, inform the applicant that the
Minister is prepared to grant to the applicant a drilling reservation in
respect of the block or blocks specified in the instrument; or
(b)
refuse to grant a drilling reservation to the applicant.
(2) An instrument
under subsection (1) shall contain —
(a) a
summary of the conditions subject to which the drilling reservation is
granted; and
(b) a
statement to the effect that the application will lapse if the applicant does
not make a request under subsection (3) in respect of the grant of the
drilling reservation.
(3) An applicant on
whom there has been served an instrument under subsection (1) may, within
a period of one month after the date of the service of the instrument on the
applicant, or within such further period, not exceeding one month, as the
Minister, on application in writing served on the Minister before the
expiration of the first-mentioned period of one month, allows, by instrument
in writing served on the Minister, request the Minister to grant to the
applicant the drilling reservation referred to in the first-mentioned
instrument.
(4) Where an applicant
on whom there has been served an instrument under subsection (1) has made
a request under subsection (3) within the period applicable under
subsection (3), the Minister shall grant to the applicant a drilling
reservation in respect of the block or blocks specified in the instrument.
(5) Where an applicant
on whom there has been served an instrument under subsection (1) has not
made a request under subsection (3) within the period applicable under
subsection (3), the application lapses upon the expiration of that
period.
[Section 43C inserted by No. 78 of 1990
s. 6; amended by No. 28 of 1994 s. 19.]