77Interference with other activities by licence holder

77 Interference with other activities by licence holder

(1) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person is a licence holder; and (b) the person carries out activities in the Commonwealth offshore area under or for the purposes of the licence; and (c) those activities interfere with: (i) navigation; or (ii) the exercise of native title rights and interests (within the meaning of the Native Title Act 1993); or (iii) fishing; or (iv) the conservation of the resources of the sea or the seabed; or (v) any activities being carried on by another person in accordance with the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006; or (vi) any other activities being lawfully carried on by another person; and (d) the interference is greater than is necessary for: (i) the reasonable exercise of the person’s rights under this Act or the licence; or (ii) the performance of the person’s obligations under this Act or the licence. Strict liability offence (2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

Civil penalty provision (3) A person is liable for a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Civil penalty: 265 penalty units.