Offshore Petroleum Factsheet Series: Production licences – How to get involved as a ‘relevant person’
This factsheet explains a key stage in the granting of petroleum production licence: the approval of an environment plan for production. It focuses on what you can do if you’ve been identified as a relevant person and contacted by a petroleum production company. It also provides information on steps you should take if you believe to be a ‘relevant person’ but was not consulted with and briefly sets out your rights to challenge a decision to approve an environment plan.
This factsheet was last updated on 17 March 2026.
