Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010
433Recovery of the State's costs and expenses
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433 Recovery of the State's costs and expenses
(a) a site closing certificate is in force in relation to an identified greenhouse gas storage formation; and
(b) the State incurs reasonable costs or expenses in carrying out the program specified in the pre‑certificate notice for the site closing certificate.
(2) The costs or expenses—
(a) are a debt due to the State by the holder of the certificate; and
(b) are recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(3) The total of the costs and expenses recoverable under subsection (2) must not exceed the estimate set out in the pre‑certificate notice.
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