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Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014
sec.170Minimising compensation liability
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### sec.170 Minimising compensation liability
An ML (coal) holder and a petroleum resource authority holder must both take all reasonable steps to minimise compensation liability in the way, and consistent with the principles, prescribed by regulation.
If, after complying with subsection (1) , the ML (coal) holder continues to have a compensation liability to the petroleum resource authority holder, the ML (coal) holder must, to the extent reasonable, offer the petroleum resource authority holder an amount of natural gas that is equal to the amount of the compensation liability.
If, after complying with subsection (2) , the ML (coal) holder continues to have a compensation liability to the petroleum resource authority holder, the ML (coal) holder must give the petroleum resource authority holder a payment equal to the amount of the compensation liability.
s 170 amd 2016 No. 30 s 51A
(sec.170-ssec.1) An ML (coal) holder and a petroleum resource authority holder must both take all reasonable steps to minimise compensation liability in the way, and consistent with the principles, prescribed by regulation.
(sec.170-ssec.2) If, after complying with subsection (1) , the ML (coal) holder continues to have a compensation liability to the petroleum resource authority holder, the ML (coal) holder must, to the extent reasonable, offer the petroleum resource authority holder an amount of natural gas that is equal to the amount of the compensation liability.
(sec.170-ssec.3) If, after complying with subsection (2) , the ML (coal) holder continues to have a compensation liability to the petroleum resource authority holder, the ML (coal) holder must give the petroleum resource authority holder a payment equal to the amount of the compensation liability.