Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to this
Part, a permit remains in force —
(a) in
the case of a permit granted otherwise than by way of the renewal of a permit,
for a period of 6 years commencing on the day on which the permit is
granted or, if a later day is specified in the permit as being the day on
which the permit is to come into force, on that later day; and
(b) in
the case of a permit granted by way of the renewal of a permit, for a period
of 5 years commencing on the day on which the permit is granted or, if a
later day is specified in the permit as being the day on which the permit is
to come into force, on that later day.
(2) If —
(a) a
permit in respect of a block or blocks cannot be renewed or further renewed;
and
(b)
before the time when the permit would, apart from this subsection, expire, the
permittee has duly made an application to the Minister for the grant of a
lease or licence in respect of the block, or one or more of the blocks, being
a block or blocks that are included in a location,
the permit continues
in force in respect of the block or blocks to which the application relates
until —
(c) if
the Minister tells the permittee that the Minister is prepared to grant to the
permittee a lease or licence in respect of the block or one or more of the
blocks — such a lease or licence is granted, the permittee
withdraws the application or the application lapses; or
(d) if
the Minister decides not to grant to the permittee such a lease —
the end of the period of one year after the day of the service under
section 38B(2) or (3A) of the instrument or notice refusing to grant the
lease; or
(e) if
the Minister decides not to grant to the permittee such a licence —
notice of the decision is served on the permittee.
[Section 29 amended by No. 12 of 1990
s. 170; No. 42 of 2010 s. 84.]