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Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014
sec.43Carrying out advanced activities on private land requires agreement
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### sec.43 Carrying out advanced activities on private land requires agreement
A person must not enter private land to carry out an advanced activity for a resource authority unless each owner and occupier of the land—
is a party to a conduct and compensation agreement about the advanced activity and its effects; or
is a party to a deferral agreement; or
has elected to opt out from entering into a conduct and compensation agreement or deferral agreement under section 45 ; or
is a party to—
an arbitration under part 7 , division 2 , subdivision 3A ; or
an application to the Land Court under section 96 .
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
This section does not apply for an entry to private land to carry out an advanced activity for a resource authority if—
the resource authority holder owns the land; or
the resource authority holder has an independent legal right to enter the land to carry out the activity; or
the entry is to preserve life or property or because of an emergency that exists or may exist; or
the entry is authorised under the relevant Resource Act for the resource authority; or
the entry is of a type prescribed by regulation.
This section does not limit the requirement under section 39 for a person to give an entry notice about the entry to private land for a purpose mentioned in section 38 .
In this section—
independent legal right , to enter land, means a right to enter the land that is enforceable under any law, including a common law right, but does not include a right to enter the land under this Act or a Resource Act.
s 43 amd 2016 No. 30 s 114 sch 1 ; 2018 No. 24 s 33
(sec.43-ssec.1) A person must not enter private land to carry out an advanced activity for a resource authority unless each owner and occupier of the land— is a party to a conduct and compensation agreement about the advanced activity and its effects; or is a party to a deferral agreement; or has elected to opt out from entering into a conduct and compensation agreement or deferral agreement under section 45 ; or is a party to— an arbitration under part 7 , division 2 , subdivision 3A ; or an application to the Land Court under section 96 . Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
(sec.43-ssec.2) This section does not apply for an entry to private land to carry out an advanced activity for a resource authority if— the resource authority holder owns the land; or the resource authority holder has an independent legal right to enter the land to carry out the activity; or the entry is to preserve life or property or because of an emergency that exists or may exist; or the entry is authorised under the relevant Resource Act for the resource authority; or the entry is of a type prescribed by regulation.
(sec.43-ssec.3) This section does not limit the requirement under section 39 for a person to give an entry notice about the entry to private land for a purpose mentioned in section 38 .
(sec.43-ssec.4) In this section— independent legal right , to enter land, means a right to enter the land that is enforceable under any law, including a common law right, but does not include a right to enter the land under this Act or a Resource Act.
- (a) is a party to a conduct and compensation agreement about the advanced activity and its effects; or
- (b) is a party to a deferral agreement; or
- (c) has elected to opt out from entering into a conduct and compensation agreement or deferral agreement under section 45 ; or
- (d) is a party to— (i) an arbitration under part 7 , division 2 , subdivision 3A ; or (ii) an application to the Land Court under section 96 .
- (i) an arbitration under part 7 , division 2 , subdivision 3A ; or
- (ii) an application to the Land Court under section 96 .
- (i) an arbitration under part 7 , division 2 , subdivision 3A ; or
- (ii) an application to the Land Court under section 96 .
- (a) the resource authority holder owns the land; or
- (b) the resource authority holder has an independent legal right to enter the land to carry out the activity; or
- (c) the entry is to preserve life or property or because of an emergency that exists or may exist; or
- (d) the entry is authorised under the relevant Resource Act for the resource authority; or
- (e) the entry is of a type prescribed by regulation.