Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:218
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 218
Character Range: 528402–529829

218  Rights of petroleum production licensees following application for petroleum‑related pipeline licences by other persons

Application by petroleum production licensee
 (1) If:
 (a) a person applies for a pipeline licence in relation to the construction of a petroleum pipeline for the conveyance of petroleum recovered in a petroleum production licence area; and
 (b) the person is not the petroleum production licensee;
the petroleum production licensee may, within:
 (c) 90 days after the publication in the Gazette of notice of the application; or
 (d) such longer period, not more than 180 days, as the Titles Administrator allows;
apply under section 217 for such a pipeline licence and, in the application, request that the application mentioned in the Gazette notice be rejected.
Note: For publication in the Gazette of notice of the application, see section 708.

Rejection of application by other person
 (2) If a pipeline licence is granted to the petroleum production licensee as a result of an application covered by subsection (1), the Joint Authority must, by written notice given to the person mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), reject the application mentioned in paragraph (1)(c).

Extension of time
 (3) The Titles Administrator may allow a longer period under paragraph (1)(d) only on written application made by the petroleum production licensee within the period of 90 days mentioned in paragraph (1)(c).