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Petroleum Act 1984
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111 Construction near habitable building
(1) A permittee or licensee must not construct a well, wellhead, pipeline
or petroleum processing facility on land that is used as, or within
2 km of land being used as, a habitable building.
licensee undertakes construction in contravention of subsection (1).
(4) In this section:
habitable building means:
(a) a building in which people reside or work; or
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(b) a school, including a playground associated with a school; or
(c) a permanent sporting facility; or
(d) a hospital or other type of community medical facility;
petroleum processing facility means a temporary or permanent
facility for the processing or storage of petroleum.
pipeline means a pipeline constructed or to be constructed for a
purpose mentioned in section 4(1)(e)(i) to (iv) of the Energy
Pipelines Act 1981.