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Petroleum Act 1923
sec.78DOperation and purpose of pt 6G
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### sec.78D Operation and purpose of pt 6G
This part empowers the Minister to require, from time to time, a 1923 Act petroleum tenure holder, or a person who has applied for a 1923 Act petroleum tenure, to give the State security for the tenure, or proposed tenure.
The security may be used to pay—
any liability under this Act that the State incurs because of an act or omission of the holder; and
unpaid petroleum royalty or annual rent payable by the holder to the State; and
other unpaid amounts payable under this Act or the 2004 Act by the holder to the State, including, for example, any of the following—
unpaid civil penalty;
unpaid interest on unpaid petroleum royalty or annual rent;
any debt payable by the holder under section 101 ; and
for a 1923 Act petroleum tenure that is a lease—unpaid rates and charges, including unpaid interest on overdue rates and charges, payable to the local government in whose area the lease is situated; and
any compensation the State must pay under section 80P because of the exercise, or purported exercise, of a remedial power under section 80L in relation to the tenure, whether or not the tenure has ended.
s 78D ins 2004 No. 26 s 46
amd 2005 No. 3 s 105 sch ; 2024 No. 12 s 100
(sec.78D-ssec.1) This part empowers the Minister to require, from time to time, a 1923 Act petroleum tenure holder, or a person who has applied for a 1923 Act petroleum tenure, to give the State security for the tenure, or proposed tenure.
(sec.78D-ssec.2) The security may be used to pay— any liability under this Act that the State incurs because of an act or omission of the holder; and unpaid petroleum royalty or annual rent payable by the holder to the State; and other unpaid amounts payable under this Act or the 2004 Act by the holder to the State, including, for example, any of the following— unpaid civil penalty; unpaid interest on unpaid petroleum royalty or annual rent; any debt payable by the holder under section 101 ; and for a 1923 Act petroleum tenure that is a lease—unpaid rates and charges, including unpaid interest on overdue rates and charges, payable to the local government in whose area the lease is situated; and any compensation the State must pay under section 80P because of the exercise, or purported exercise, of a remedial power under section 80L in relation to the tenure, whether or not the tenure has ended.
- (a) any liability under this Act that the State incurs because of an act or omission of the holder; and
- (b) unpaid petroleum royalty or annual rent payable by the holder to the State; and
- (c) other unpaid amounts payable under this Act or the 2004 Act by the holder to the State, including, for example, any of the following— (i) unpaid civil penalty; (ii) unpaid interest on unpaid petroleum royalty or annual rent; (iii) any debt payable by the holder under section 101 ; and
- (i) unpaid civil penalty;
- (ii) unpaid interest on unpaid petroleum royalty or annual rent;
- (iii) any debt payable by the holder under section 101 ; and
- (d) for a 1923 Act petroleum tenure that is a lease—unpaid rates and charges, including unpaid interest on overdue rates and charges, payable to the local government in whose area the lease is situated; and
- (e) any compensation the State must pay under section 80P because of the exercise, or purported exercise, of a remedial power under section 80L in relation to the tenure, whether or not the tenure has ended.
- (i) unpaid civil penalty;
- (ii) unpaid interest on unpaid petroleum royalty or annual rent;
- (iii) any debt payable by the holder under section 101 ; and