sec.80TTypes of noncompliance action that may be taken

### sec.80T Types of noncompliance action that may be taken The noncompliance action the Minister may take under this division is all or any of the following— amending the 1923 Act petroleum tenure by doing all or any of the following— reducing the term of the tenure; reducing its area; An authority to prospect holder has not, in contravention of section 74I , carried out work required under the work program for the authority. Noncompliance action may include amending the authority to reduce its area to reflect the work not carried out. amending a condition of the tenure; imposing a new condition; requiring the tenure holder to relinquish a stated part of the area of the tenure on or before a stated time; cancelling the tenure, immediately or on a stated day; cancelling, from a stated day, any work program or development plan and directing its holder to, on or before that day, lodge the following program or plan so that the Minister may decide whether to approve the program or plan— for an authority to prospect—a proposed later work program that complies with the work program requirements; for a lease—a proposed later development plan that complies with the later development plan requirements; requiring the tenure holder to pay the State a penalty of an amount no more than the monetary value of 2,000 penalty units. For notice of a proposed noncompliance action, see section 80W . However, a requirement under subsection (1) (e) may be made only if the holder has agreed to the requirement being made instead of the taking other noncompliance action under subsection (1) . A condition or amendment under subsection (1) may restrict the authorised activities for the tenure. If, under subsection (1) (c) , the tenure is cancelled on a stated day, a condition may be imposed under subsection (1) (a) restricting the authorised activities for the tenure until the cancellation. Noncompliance action may be taken despite the mandatory conditions for the tenure. s 80T ins 2004 No. 26 s 46 amd 2005 No. 3 s 39 ; 2012 No. 20 s 125 sch 1 , s 281 sch 2 (sec.80T-ssec.1) The noncompliance action the Minister may take under this division is all or any of the following— amending the 1923 Act petroleum tenure by doing all or any of the following— reducing the term of the tenure; reducing its area; An authority to prospect holder has not, in contravention of section 74I , carried out work required under the work program for the authority. Noncompliance action may include amending the authority to reduce its area to reflect the work not carried out. amending a condition of the tenure; imposing a new condition; requiring the tenure holder to relinquish a stated part of the area of the tenure on or before a stated time; cancelling the tenure, immediately or on a stated day; cancelling, from a stated day, any work program or development plan and directing its holder to, on or before that day, lodge the following program or plan so that the Minister may decide whether to approve the program or plan— for an authority to prospect—a proposed later work program that complies with the work program requirements; for a lease—a proposed later development plan that complies with the later development plan requirements; requiring the tenure holder to pay the State a penalty of an amount no more than the monetary value of 2,000 penalty units. For notice of a proposed noncompliance action, see section 80W . (sec.80T-ssec.2) However, a requirement under subsection (1) (e) may be made only if the holder has agreed to the requirement being made instead of the taking other noncompliance action under subsection (1) . (sec.80T-ssec.3) A condition or amendment under subsection (1) may restrict the authorised activities for the tenure. (sec.80T-ssec.4) If, under subsection (1) (c) , the tenure is cancelled on a stated day, a condition may be imposed under subsection (1) (a) restricting the authorised activities for the tenure until the cancellation. (sec.80T-ssec.5) Noncompliance action may be taken despite the mandatory conditions for the tenure. - (a) amending the 1923 Act petroleum tenure by doing all or any of the following— (i) reducing the term of the tenure; (ii) reducing its area; Example of a possible reduction— An authority to prospect holder has not, in contravention of section 74I , carried out work required under the work program for the authority. Noncompliance action may include amending the authority to reduce its area to reflect the work not carried out. (iii) amending a condition of the tenure; (iv) imposing a new condition; - (i) reducing the term of the tenure; - (ii) reducing its area; Example of a possible reduction— An authority to prospect holder has not, in contravention of section 74I , carried out work required under the work program for the authority. Noncompliance action may include amending the authority to reduce its area to reflect the work not carried out. - (iii) amending a condition of the tenure; - (iv) imposing a new condition; - (b) requiring the tenure holder to relinquish a stated part of the area of the tenure on or before a stated time; - (c) cancelling the tenure, immediately or on a stated day; - (d) cancelling, from a stated day, any work program or development plan and directing its holder to, on or before that day, lodge the following program or plan so that the Minister may decide whether to approve the program or plan— (i) for an authority to prospect—a proposed later work program that complies with the work program requirements; (ii) for a lease—a proposed later development plan that complies with the later development plan requirements; - (i) for an authority to prospect—a proposed later work program that complies with the work program requirements; - (ii) for a lease—a proposed later development plan that complies with the later development plan requirements; - (e) requiring the tenure holder to pay the State a penalty of an amount no more than the monetary value of 2,000 penalty units. - (i) reducing the term of the tenure; - (ii) reducing its area; Example of a possible reduction— An authority to prospect holder has not, in contravention of section 74I , carried out work required under the work program for the authority. Noncompliance action may include amending the authority to reduce its area to reflect the work not carried out. - (iii) amending a condition of the tenure; - (iv) imposing a new condition; - (i) for an authority to prospect—a proposed later work program that complies with the work program requirements; - (ii) for a lease—a proposed later development plan that complies with the later development plan requirements;