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Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014
sec.83Conduct and compensation agreement
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### sec.83 Conduct and compensation agreement
An eligible claimant and a resource authority holder may enter into an agreement (a conduct and compensation agreement ) about—
how and when the holder may enter the land for which the eligible claimant is an eligible claimant; and
how authorised activities, to the extent they relate to the eligible claimant, must be carried out; and
the holder’s compensation liability to the claimant or any future compensation liability that the holder may have to the claimant.
However, a conduct and compensation agreement can not be inconsistent with this Act, the relevant Resource Act, a condition of the resource authority or a mandatory provision of the relevant land access code, and is unenforceable to the extent of the inconsistency.
A conduct and compensation agreement—
may relate to all or part of the liability or future liability; and
may be incorporated into another agreement.
an easement
A conduct and compensation agreement is invalid if it does not comply with the prescribed requirements for the agreement.
(sec.83-ssec.1) An eligible claimant and a resource authority holder may enter into an agreement (a conduct and compensation agreement ) about— how and when the holder may enter the land for which the eligible claimant is an eligible claimant; and how authorised activities, to the extent they relate to the eligible claimant, must be carried out; and the holder’s compensation liability to the claimant or any future compensation liability that the holder may have to the claimant.
(sec.83-ssec.2) However, a conduct and compensation agreement can not be inconsistent with this Act, the relevant Resource Act, a condition of the resource authority or a mandatory provision of the relevant land access code, and is unenforceable to the extent of the inconsistency.
(sec.83-ssec.3) A conduct and compensation agreement— may relate to all or part of the liability or future liability; and may be incorporated into another agreement. an easement
(sec.83-ssec.4) A conduct and compensation agreement is invalid if it does not comply with the prescribed requirements for the agreement.
- (a) how and when the holder may enter the land for which the eligible claimant is an eligible claimant; and
- (b) how authorised activities, to the extent they relate to the eligible claimant, must be carried out; and
- (c) the holder’s compensation liability to the claimant or any future compensation liability that the holder may have to the claimant.
- (a) may relate to all or part of the liability or future liability; and
- (b) may be incorporated into another agreement. Example for paragraph (b) — an easement