Petroleum Act 1984
111Construction near habitable building
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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
Petroleum Act 1984 131 (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.