Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:191:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 191 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 481789–484514

191  Unit development

Meaning of unit development
 (1) In this section, the expression unit development:
 (a) applies in relation to a petroleum pool (other than either of the Greater Sunrise unit reservoirs) that is partly in a particular licence area of a licensee of a petroleum production licence and partly in:
 (i) the licence area of another licensee of a petroleum production licence; or
 (ii) an area that is not within an offshore area but in which a person other than the first‑mentioned licensee is lawfully entitled to carry on petroleum recovery operations from the pool; and
 (b) means the carrying on of petroleum recovery operations from that pool under cooperative arrangements between the persons entitled to carry on such operations in each of those areas.

Unit development agreement
 (2) A licensee of a petroleum production licence may from time to time enter into a written agreement for, or in relation to, the unit development of a petroleum pool, but nothing in this subsection derogates from the operation of section 487.

Direction to enter into unit development agreement
 (3) The Joint Authority, on the Joint Authority's own initiative or on application made to the Joint Authority in writing by:
 (a) a licensee of a petroleum production licence in whose licence area there is a part of a particular petroleum pool; or
 (b) a person who is lawfully entitled to carry on petroleum recovery operations in an area outside the offshore area that includes part of a particular petroleum pool that extends into the offshore area;
may, for the purpose of securing the more effective recovery of petroleum from the petroleum pool, direct any licensee of a petroleum production licence whose licence area includes part of the petroleum pool, by written notice given to the licensee, to:
 (c) enter into a written agreement, within the period specified in the notice, for, or in relation to, the unit development of the petroleum pool; and
 (d) lodge an application in accordance with section 488 for approval of any dealing to which the agreement relates.

Unit development scheme
 (4) If:
 (a) a licensee of a petroleum production licence who is directed under subsection (3) to enter into an agreement for, or in relation to, the unit development of a petroleum pool does not enter into such an agreement within the specified period; or
 (b) the licensee enters into such an agreement, but:
 (i) an application for approval of a dealing to which the agreement relates is not lodged with the Titles Administrator; or
 (ii) if an application is so lodged—the dealing is not approved under section 493;
the Joint Authority may, by written notice given to the licensee, direct the licensee to submit to