17Petroleum environmental inspections—civil proceedings

17 Petroleum environmental inspections—civil proceedings

(1) This Schedule does not: (a) confer a right of action in any civil proceeding in respect of any contravention of a provision of a petroleum environmental law; or (b) confer a defence to an action in any civil proceeding or otherwise affect a right of action in any civil proceeding. (2) However, subclause (1) does not apply in relation to the enforcement, for the purposes of Division 4 of Part 6.5 of this Act, of a petroleum environmental law that is a civil penalty provision.