222Minister may carry out rehabilitation

222 Minister may carry out rehabilitation

(1) The Minister may do anything necessary to rehabilitate land that has been used for a greenhouse gas sequestration operation if he or she—

(a) is not satisfied that the land has been rehabilitated as required by section 217; or

(b) is satisfied that further rehabilitation of the land is necessary; or

(c) is asked to do so by the owner of the land.

(2) The Minister may only do this if he or she has asked the holder or former holder of the authority to rehabilitate the land and the holder or former holder has failed to do so within a reasonable period after the request.

(3) The Minister may recover as a debt due to the Crown in a court of competent jurisdiction any amount incurred under subsection (1) that cannot be recovered from the rehabilitation bond that applies in respect of the land.

(4) If the Minister refuses to act on a request under subsection (1)(c), he or she must inform the owner of the land of the reasons for that refusal.