Western Australian Numbered Acts

PETROLEUM AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO. 35 OF 2007) - SECT 99

99 .         Local Government Act 1995 amended

        (1)         The amendments in this section are to the Local Government Act 1995 .

        (2)         Section 1.4 is amended in paragraph (e)(iii) of the definition of “owner” as follows:

            (a)         by deleting “ Petroleum Act 1967 ” and inserting instead —

“
                Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967

”;

            (b)         by deleting “petroleum production licence or a petroleum exploration permit” and inserting instead —

“
                permit, drilling reservation, lease or licence

”.

        (3)         Section 6.27 is amended as follows:

            (a)         in paragraph (c) —

                  (i)         by deleting “ Petroleum Act 1967 ” and inserting instead —

“
                Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967

”;

                  (ii)         by deleting “petroleum production licence or exploration permit,” and inserting instead —

“
                permit, drilling reservation, lease or licence,

”;

            (b)         by deleting “licence or permit” and inserting instead —

                “ permit, drilling reservation, lease or licence ”.

        (4)         Section 6.29(1) is amended as follows:

            (a)         by deleting “petroleum production licence or exploration permit held under the Petroleum Act 1967 ” and inserting instead —

“
                permit, drilling reservation, lease or licence held under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967

”;

            (b)         by deleting “licence or permit” and inserting instead —

                “ permit, drilling reservation, lease or licence ”.

        (5)         Section 6.29(2) is amended by deleting “licence or permit” and inserting instead —

                “ permit, drilling reservation, lease or licence ”.