Offshore Minerals Act 1998
sec.377Compliance inspections
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sec.377 Compliance inspections
A compliance inspection is an inspection carried out to decide whether— a tenure holder, a special purpose consent holder or an associate has complied with or is complying with— this Act or the regulations; or the tenure or consent conditions; or a direction under section 387 or 392 ; or a person is exploring for or recovering minerals in breach of section 38 . An inspector may carry out a compliance inspection under— section 379 (inspection of tenure-related premises etc. without a warrant); section 380 (inspection of other premises etc. with consent of the occupier); section 381 (inspection of premises etc. with a warrant).
- (a) a tenure holder, a special purpose consent holder or an associate has complied with or is complying with— (i) this Act or the regulations; or (ii) the tenure or consent conditions; or (iii) a direction under section 387 or 392 ; or
- (i) this Act or the regulations; or
- (ii) the tenure or consent conditions; or
- (iii) a direction under section 387 or 392 ; or
- (b) a person is exploring for or recovering minerals in breach of section 38 .
- (i) this Act or the regulations; or
- (ii) the tenure or consent conditions; or
- (iii) a direction under section 387 or 392 ; or
- • section 379 (inspection of tenure-related premises etc. without a warrant);
- • section 380 (inspection of other premises etc. with consent of the occupier);
- • section 381 (inspection of premises etc. with a warrant).