276Interference with other rights

276 Interference with other rights

(g) a petroleum access authority;

(h) a petroleum scientific investigation consent.

(2) A person (the first person) carrying on activities in the offshore area under the permit, lease, licence, authority or consent must carry on those activities in a manner that does not interfere with—

(c) the conservation of the resources of the sea and seabed; or

(d) any activities of another person being lawfully carried on by way of—

(i) exploration for, recovery of or conveyance of a mineral (whether petroleum or not); or

(ii) construction or operation of a pipeline; or

S. 276(2)(d)(iii) inserted by No. 42/2024 s. 17.

(iii) underground petroleum storage; or

(e) the enjoyment of native title rights and interests (within the meaning of the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth)—

to a greater extent than is necessary for the reasonable exercise of the rights and performance of the duties of the first person.

(3) A person who is subject to a requirement under subsection (2) must comply with that requirement.