118Regulations

118 Regulations (1) The Administrator may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing matters: (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Administrator may in the Regulations prescribe for or in relation to: (a) the exploration for petroleum and the carrying on of operations for that purpose; and (b) the production of petroleum, including the rate of production from a licence area, and the carrying on of operations and execution of works for that purpose; and (c) the conservation and prevention of waste of natural resources whether petroleum or otherwise; and (d) the construction, erection, maintenance, operation or use of installations or equipment within an exploration permit or licence area by the permittee or licensee; and (e) the control of the flow or discharge, and the prevention of escape of, petroleum, water or drilling fluid, or a mixture of them or any other matter; and (f) the cleaning up or other remedying of the effects of the escape of petroleum; and (g) the prevention of damage to petroleum bearing strata in an area in relation to which an exploration permit or licence is not in force; and (h) the separation of: (i) each source of petroleum discovered in an exploration permit or licence area; and (ii) each source of water discovered in an exploration permit or licence area; and

Petroleum Act 1984 179 (j) the prevention of water and other matter from entering a petroleum pool through wells; and (k) the maintenance in good condition and repair of all structures, equipment and other property used or intended to be used for or in connection with the exploration for, or the production of, petroleum in an exploration permit or licence area; and (m) the removal from an exploration permit or licence area of structures, equipment or other property brought into an exploration permit or licence area; and (p) the protection of the environment and people who have lawful access to the exploration permit or licence area; and (pa) land access agreements; and (pb) access to land to comply with a direction or notice given by the Minister, the Environment Minister, the CEO, the Environment CEO or an inspector under this Act; and (pc) environmental securities and petroleum infrastructure decommissioning securities; and (pd) the giving of notice before a prescribed class of activity or work is commenced; and (pe) the keeping and inspection of records in connection with any activity or work undertaken under an approved plan or an approved environment management plan; and (pf) the reporting of incidents arising from operations or activities carried out under a permit or licence; and (q) fees or charges that may be payable or imposed by or under (r) the form and manner of making applications under this Act; and (s) the creation of offences including offences of strict or absolute liability; and (t) maximum penalties for an offence against a regulation, other than an offence of strict liability or absolute liability, of 2 000 penalty units; and (u) maximum penalties for an offence against a regulation that is an offence of strict liability or absolute liability of 200 penalty units; and