Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Minister may,
by instrument in writing served on a geothermal licensee, direct the licensee
to vary the approved development plan that applies to the geothermal
production licence, as specified in the instrument, for the purpose of
securing the more effective recovery of geothermal energy under the licence.
(2) The Minister is
not to give a direction under subsection (1) unless the Minister has
given to the geothermal licensee an opportunity to confer with the Minister
concerning the proposed direction.
(3) On the written
application of the geothermal licensee, the Minister may approve a variation
of the approved development plan.
(4) An approved
development plan that is varied under this section has effect as so varied.
[Section 62B inserted by No. 35 of 2007
s. 55.]