Proposed amendment
Jonathan Young, in Committee, to move the following amendment:
New clause 6B
After clause 6A (page 3, after line 7), insert:
6B Section 35 amended (Duration of permit)
In section 35, replace subsection (4) with:
(4)
An exploration permit for petroleum may be extended only—
(a)
in accordance with section 35A; and
(b)
on the grounds that the Government is protecting existing permit rights.