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Offshore Minerals Act 1994
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253 General
(1) The sources of obligations associated with a mining licence are: (a) the licence conditions; and (b) obligations arising from compliance directions given by the Designated Authority; and (c) obligations imposed by this Act and the regulations.
Note: For paragraph (a) see sections 254 to 256. For paragraph (b) see section 387. For paragraph (c) see sections 259 to 262 and section 372.
(2) If a mining licence has 2 or more holders, all the holders are jointly and severally bound by the obligations that attach to the licence.