In regards to the senate estimates testimony, there is nothing in the legislation or guidelines to support this, they are relying on the 30day rule for the 1st rejection to second application.
In regards to the protocol preventing Keith Pitt from delegating under the act, it's either because he already started working on it and can't delegate half way through the process or they just missed it.
In regards to Narrabri, yeh I think they have messed up the gas supply a beauty, they are idiots.
In regards to COVID-19 application, the fact sheet said: "This factsheet should be read in conjunction with the Offshore Petroleum Exploration Guideline: Work-Bid (July 2019) (‘the Guideline’) and the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (OPGGSA)." which means the financial, public interest, etc still apply.
fact-sheet-COVID19-exploration-permits-20200416(1).pdf
