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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010
149Prohibition of unauthorised recovery of petroleum in offshore area
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149 Prohibition of unauthorised recovery of petroleum in offshore area
A person must not intentionally carry on petroleum recovery operations in the offshore area unless the petroleum recovery operations are—
(a) authorised by a petroleum production licence; or
- 5 years imprisonment.
S. 149A inserted by No. 42/2024 s. 12.