Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:309:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 309 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 810386–813237

the applicant a written notice (called an offer document) telling the applicant that the responsible Commonwealth Minister is prepared to renew the permit.
Note: Section 430 sets out additional requirements for offer documents (for example, a requirement that an offer document must contain a summary of conditions).
 (3A) Without limiting paragraph (3)(c), in deciding whether to be satisfied that there are sufficient grounds to warrant the granting of the renewal of the permit, the responsible Commonwealth Minister must have regard to:
 (a) whether the technical advice and financial resources available to the applicant are sufficient to:
 (i) carry out the operations and works that will be authorised by the permit; and
 (ii) discharge the obligations that will be imposed under this Act, or a legislative instrument under this Act, in relation to the permit; and
 (b) any other matters prescribed by the regulations.

Offer document—no section 451 notice
 (4) If:
 (a) each of the following has been complied with:
 (i) the conditions to which the greenhouse gas assessment permit is, or has from time to time been, subject;
 (ii) the provisions of this Chapter, Chapter 5, Chapter 5A, Chapter 6 and Part 8.1;
 (iii) the provisions of the regulations; and
 (b) during the period when the greenhouse gas assessment permit was in force, no notice under section 451 was given about a part of a geological formation wholly situated in the permit area; and
 (c) the responsible Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that there are sufficient grounds to warrant the granting of the renewal of the greenhouse gas assessment permit;
the responsible Commonwealth Minister may give the applicant a written notice (called an offer document) telling the applicant that the responsible Commonwealth Minister is prepared to renew the permit.
Note: Section 430 sets out additional requirements for offer documents (for example, a requirement that an offer document must contain a summary of conditions).
 (4A) Without limiting paragraph (4)(c), in deciding whether to be satisfied that there are sufficient grounds to warrant the granting of the renewal of the permit, the responsible Commonwealth Minister must have regard to:
 (a) whether the technical advice and financial resources available to the applicant are sufficient to:
 (i) carry out the operations and works that will be authorised by the permit; and
 (ii) discharge the obligations that will be imposed under this Act, or a legislative instrument under this Act, in relation to the permit; and
 (b) any other matters prescribed by the regulations.

Work program condition
 (5) For the purposes of this section, if:
 (a) the greenhouse gas assessment permit is subject to a condition requiring the permittee to carry out work in, or in relation to, the permit area during a particular period; and