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Energy Pipelines Act 1981
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22 Easements over Crown lands
Subject to the Native Title Act but despite anything in this Act or
another Act or anything in a licence or an instrument of a legislative
or administrative character relating to unalienated Crown lands, the
Administrator, on the recommendation of the Minister for the time
being responsible for the Crown Lands Act 1992 may, upon such
terms and conditions, and subject to the payment of such fee, as
the Administrator thinks fit, grant to a licensee a lease, easement,
licence or other authority necessary or expedient to enable the
licensee:
(a) to construct the pipeline specified in the licensee's licence
over Crown lands; and
(b) to operate, inspect, maintain and repair that pipeline.
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