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Petroleum Act 1923
sec.80LPower of authorised person to ensure compliance
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### sec.80L Power of authorised person to ensure compliance
This section applies if the holder, or former holder, of a 1923 Act petroleum tenure has not complied with section 75A , 75B or 75U in relation to land (the primary land ).
A person authorised by the chief executive (the authorised person ) may, by complying with section 80M , exercise the following powers ( remedial powers )—
enter the primary land and do all things necessary to ensure the requirement is complied with;
enter any other land (the secondary land ) necessary or desirable to cross for access to the primary land.
The authorisation—
must be written; and
may be given on conditions the Minister considers appropriate.
The remedial powers do not include power to enter a structure, or a part of a structure, used for residential purposes without the consent of the occupier of the structure or part of the structure.
s 80L ins 2004 No. 26 s 46
amd 2012 No. 20 s 125 sch 1
(sec.80L-ssec.1) This section applies if the holder, or former holder, of a 1923 Act petroleum tenure has not complied with section 75A , 75B or 75U in relation to land (the primary land ).
(sec.80L-ssec.2) A person authorised by the chief executive (the authorised person ) may, by complying with section 80M , exercise the following powers ( remedial powers )— enter the primary land and do all things necessary to ensure the requirement is complied with; enter any other land (the secondary land ) necessary or desirable to cross for access to the primary land.
(sec.80L-ssec.3) The authorisation— must be written; and may be given on conditions the Minister considers appropriate.
(sec.80L-ssec.4) The remedial powers do not include power to enter a structure, or a part of a structure, used for residential purposes without the consent of the occupier of the structure or part of the structure.
- (a) enter the primary land and do all things necessary to ensure the requirement is complied with;
- (b) enter any other land (the secondary land ) necessary or desirable to cross for access to the primary land.
- (a) must be written; and
- (b) may be given on conditions the Minister considers appropriate.