Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:55
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 55
Character Range: 194582–195428

55  Unit development
  For the purposes of this Act, if:
 (a) a petroleum pool is:
 (i) partly in a petroleum production licence area; and
 (ii) partly in another area (whether in the offshore area or not) in relation to which another person has authority (whether under this Act or under the law of a State or the Northern Territory) to explore for or recover petroleum; and
 (b) a unit development agreement in accordance with section 191 is in force between the licensee and that other person; and
 (c) petroleum is recovered from that pool through a well or wells in the licence area, the other area or both;
there is taken to have been recovered in that licence area such proportion of all petroleum so recovered as is specified in, or determined in accordance with, the agreement.

Part 1.3—Joint Authorities

Division 1—Joint Authorities