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Petroleum Act 1923
sec.80Ownership of equipment and improvements
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### sec.80 Ownership of equipment and improvements
While the equipment or improvements are on the land, they remain the property of the person who owned them immediately before they were taken, constructed or placed on the land, unless that person otherwise agrees.
For the obligation to remove equipment and improvements, see section 75B .
However, for a well, water observation bore or water supply bore, subsection (1) is subject to part 6D , divisions 3 and 4 .
Subsection (1) applies despite—
the plant or equipment having become part of the land; or
the sale or other disposal of the land.
The equipment or improvements can not be—
levied or seized in execution; or
sold in exercise of a power of sale or otherwise disposed of by a process under a law of a State taken against the holder, or the owner of the land.
This section applies despite—
an Act or law of a State; or
a contract, covenant or claim of right under a law of a State.
s 80 ins 1985 No. 101 s 3
amd 1993 No. 35 s 12 ; 1995 No. 22 s 13
sub 2004 No. 26 s 46
amd 2005 No. 3 s 105 sch ; 2012 No. 20 s 125 sch 1
(sec.80-ssec.1) While the equipment or improvements are on the land, they remain the property of the person who owned them immediately before they were taken, constructed or placed on the land, unless that person otherwise agrees. For the obligation to remove equipment and improvements, see section 75B .
(sec.80-ssec.2) However, for a well, water observation bore or water supply bore, subsection (1) is subject to part 6D , divisions 3 and 4 .
(sec.80-ssec.3) Subsection (1) applies despite— the plant or equipment having become part of the land; or the sale or other disposal of the land.
(sec.80-ssec.4) The equipment or improvements can not be— levied or seized in execution; or sold in exercise of a power of sale or otherwise disposed of by a process under a law of a State taken against the holder, or the owner of the land.
(sec.80-ssec.5) This section applies despite— an Act or law of a State; or a contract, covenant or claim of right under a law of a State.
- (a) the plant or equipment having become part of the land; or
- (b) the sale or other disposal of the land.
- (a) levied or seized in execution; or
- (b) sold in exercise of a power of sale or otherwise disposed of by a process under a law of a State taken against the holder, or the owner of the land.
- (a) an Act or law of a State; or
- (b) a contract, covenant or claim of right under a law of a State.