Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered 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.