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Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014
sec.58Entry to public land to carry out authorised activity is conditional
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### sec.58 Entry to public land to carry out authorised activity is conditional
A person must not enter public land to carry out an authorised activity for a resource authority unless—
the activity is an activity that may be carried out by a member of the public without requiring specific approval of the public land authority for the land; or
travelling on a public road in the area of the resource authority
the public land authority for the land has given a waiver of entry notice for the entry; or
the entry is made in compliance with a periodic entry notice given by the resource authority holder to the public land authority for the land under section 57 ; or
the entry is needed to preserve life or property or because of an emergency that exists, or may exist.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
A person may comply with subsection (1) (b) or (c) despite merely being an applicant for the resource authority at the time of giving the notice.
(sec.58-ssec.1) A person must not enter public land to carry out an authorised activity for a resource authority unless— the activity is an activity that may be carried out by a member of the public without requiring specific approval of the public land authority for the land; or travelling on a public road in the area of the resource authority the public land authority for the land has given a waiver of entry notice for the entry; or the entry is made in compliance with a periodic entry notice given by the resource authority holder to the public land authority for the land under section 57 ; or the entry is needed to preserve life or property or because of an emergency that exists, or may exist. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.58-ssec.2) A person may comply with subsection (1) (b) or (c) despite merely being an applicant for the resource authority at the time of giving the notice.
- (a) the activity is an activity that may be carried out by a member of the public without requiring specific approval of the public land authority for the land; or Example— travelling on a public road in the area of the resource authority
- (b) the public land authority for the land has given a waiver of entry notice for the entry; or
- (c) the entry is made in compliance with a periodic entry notice given by the resource authority holder to the public land authority for the land under section 57 ; or
- (d) the entry is needed to preserve life or property or because of an emergency that exists, or may exist.