48Actions following discovery of particular resources

48 Actions following discovery of particular resources (1) A geothermal authority holder must notify the Minister if any of the following are discovered while geothermal activities are being conducted: (a) geothermal energy resources; (b) petroleum; (c) a mineral; (d) a significant underground water resource.

Geothermal Energy Act 2009 24 (2) As soon as practicable after the discovery, the geothermal authority holder must: (a) give the Minister written notice of it; and (b) take all reasonable actions to prevent the following: (i) contamination between aquifers and hydrocarbon bearing formations; (ii) leakage from, or pollution of, aquifers or hydrocarbon bearing formations.