Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:129
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 129
Character Range: 332610–334308

129  Nomination of blocks as a location

Single petroleum pool
 (1) If:
 (a) a petroleum pool is identified in a petroleum exploration permit area; and
 (b) the permittee or another person has, whether in or outside the permit area, recovered petroleum from the pool;
the permittee may nominate, for declaration as a location:
 (c) if the pool extends to only one block in the permit area—that block; or
 (d) if the pool extends to 2 or more blocks in the permit area—those blocks.

2 or more petroleum pools
 (2) If:
 (a) 2 or more petroleum pools are identified in a petroleum exploration permit area; and
 (b) the permittee or another person has, whether in or outside the permit area, recovered petroleum from each of those pools;
the permittee may, instead of making a nomination under subsection (1) in relation to each pool, nominate for declaration as a single location:
 (c) all of the blocks to which the pools extend; or
 (d) all of the blocks to which any 2 or more of the pools extend.
 (3) To be effective, a nomination under subsection (2) that relates to 2 or more pools must be such that, in the case of each of the pools, at least one of the blocks to which the pool extends immediately adjoins a block to which the other, or another, of those pools extends.
 (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), a block immediately adjoins another block if the graticular section that constitutes or includes that block and the graticular section that constitutes or includes that other block:
 (a) have a side in common; or
 (b) are joined together at one point only.

Form of nomination
 (5) A nomination under this section must be:
 (a) in writing; and
 (b) given to the Joint Authority.