135Construction undertaken before commencement

135 Construction undertaken before commencement (1) Section 111, as in force after the commencement, does not apply to the following undertaken, but not completed, by a permittee or licensee before the commencement: (a) construction of 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 dwelling; (b) construction of a well or well pad on land that is within 1 km of a designated bore. habitable dwelling, see section 111(5).

Division 6 Petroleum, Planning and Water Legislation Amendment Act 2025 Petroleum Act 1984 191 Division 5 Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2022 136 Offence provisions – before and after commencement (1) The offence provisions, as amended by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2022, apply only in relation to offences committed after the commencement of section 78 of that Act (the commencement). (2) The offence provisions, as in force before the commencement, continue to apply in relation to offences committed before the commencement. (3) For this section, if any of the conduct constituting an offence occurred before the commencement, the offence is taken to have been committed before the commencement. (4) In this section: offence provisions means the provisions of this Act that create or relate to offences including in relation to criminal responsibility, defences and penalties.