152BMinister may require person to provide information on supply of petroleum

152B Minister may require person to provide information on supply of petroleum

(1) If the Minister considers on reasonable grounds that a petroleum production licensee has breached section 152A(1), the Minister may—

(a) direct the licensee, or a person to whom the licensee has offered to supply petroleum (an offeree), to provide information relating to the terms on which the licensee proposes to supply or has supplied petroleum; and

(b) if the Minister reasonably believes that the licensee or an offeree is in possession of a document or thing that relates to the offer to supply petroleum—

(i) direct the licensee or offeree to provide the document or thing for inspection by the Minister; and

(ii) retain the document or thing for a period reasonably necessary for the inspection of the document or thing.

(2) A direction under subsection (1) must be in writing and may specify a date by which the direction must be complied with.

(3) The Minister may authorise an inspector within the meaning of the Petroleum Act 1998 to receive and inspect information, documents or things for the purposes of this section.