Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A lessee whose
petroleum lease is in force may make an application to the Minister for the
grant of a petroleum production licence —
(a)
where the lease is in respect of 9 or more blocks, in respect of 5 of those
blocks; or
(b)
where the lease is in respect of 8 or 7 blocks, in respect of 4 of those
blocks; or
(c)
where the lease is in respect of 6 or 5 blocks, in respect of 3 of those
blocks; or
(d)
where the lease is in respect of 4 or 3 blocks, in respect of 2 of those
blocks; or
(e)
where the lease is in respect of 2 blocks, in respect of one of those blocks;
or
(f)
where the lease is in respect of one block, in respect of that block.
(1a) A lessee whose
geothermal lease is in force may make an application to the Minister for the
grant of a geothermal production licence —
(a)
where the lease is in respect of 2 or more blocks, in respect of all of those
blocks; or
(b)
where the lease is in respect of one block, in respect of that block.
(2) At any time while
a lease is in force, the lessee may, instead of making an application under
subsection (1) or (1a) in respect of the lessee’s primary
entitlement, make an application to the Minister for the grant of a licence in
respect of a number of blocks that is less than the lessee’s primary
entitlement.
(3) Where a petroleum
lessee makes an application under subsection (1) in respect of the
lessee’s primary entitlement, the lessee may, at any time while the
lease concerned is in force, make an application to the Minister for the grant
of a licence in respect of any of the other blocks forming part of the lease.
[Section 50A inserted by No. 12 of 1990
s. 37; amended by No. 35 of 2007 s. 47.]