5Interpretation

5 Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: Aboriginal land has the same meaning as in the Land Rights Act. access authority means an access authority granted or renewed under this Act. access authority area means the area constituted by the blocks that are the subject of an access authority. affected land means land comprised in, or proposed to be comprised in, a petroleum interest. Petroleum Act 1984 3 annual report, see section 61H. applicant, in relation to an application for an exploration permit or licence, means a person who has applied for the exploration permit application area, in relation to an application for an exploration permit or licence, means the area the subject of the application. application period, in relation to an application for the grant of an exploration permit, see section 16(2)(a). appraisal production infrastructure means temporary or semi-permanent infrastructure located on an exploration permit area or retention licence area, downstream from a wellhead, for the purpose of extracting, processing, refining, storing, transporting or using petroleum produced on an appraisal basis to allow for its beneficial use, other than a pipeline as defined in section 3 of the Energy Pipelines Act 1981. appropriate person, to hold a permit or licence under this Act, see section 15A. approved means approved, in writing, by the Minister. approved code of practice means a code of practice established by the Minister under section 117AZV. approved determination of native title has the meaning given in section 253 of the Native Title Act. approved environment management plan means an environment management plan approved under the regulations. approved form means a form approved under section 117J. approved plan means a plan approved under Part III, Division 1, Subdivision 2. associated entity, see section 50AAA of the Corporations Act 2001. audit direction means a direction issued under section 89W. auditor means a person appointed to undertake an audit under section 89W(3). authorised analyst means a person appointed as an authorised analyst under section 117P. Petroleum Act 1984 4 block means so much of a graticular section as is within the jurisdiction of the Territory and includes a part of a block. by notice means by notice in writing. CEO means the Chief Executive Officer. change in control, for Part IVA, see section 104B. compliance direction means a compliance direction issued under section 89N. contaminant, see section 4(1) of the Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998. corporation, for Part IVA, see section 104A. datum means a reference frame for defining geographic co-ordinates. designated number, in relation to a block, means the identifying number assigned under section 8(2) to the graticular section or part of the graticular section which constitutes the block. document means: (a) any paper, parchment or other material used for writing or printing, marked with matter capable of being read; (b) a photograph, or photographic negative, plate, slide, film, microfilm or microfiche, or a photostatic negative; (c) a disc, tape, wire, sound track, card or other material or device in or on which information, sound or other data is recorded, stored or embodied so as to be capable, with or without the aid of some other equipment, of being reproduced therefrom; or (d) any material derived, whether directly or by means of equipment, from information recorded or stored or processed by a device used for recording or storing or processing information. ecologically sustainable development, see section 4 of the Environment Protection Act 2019. environment, see section 6 of the Environment Protection Act 2019. Petroleum Act 1984 5 Environment CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency administering the Environment Protection Act 2019. environment management plan means a plan prepared under and in accordance with the regulations that addresses potential environmental risks and impacts that might arise from carrying on the activities contemplated by the plan. Environment Minister means the Minister administering the Environment Protection Act 2019. environmental harm, see subsections (8), (9) and (10). environmental security, see Part VC, Division 2. excluded third party submission, in relation to a submission made under this Act, means: (a) a submission made by a person in the form of a form letter or petition prepared by another body or organisation; or (b) a submission made after the end of a period specified for the making of submissions under this Act. exploration permit means: (a) an exploration permit granted or renewed under Part II, Division 2; or (b) a permit granted or renewed under Part II, Division 2 of this Act as in force before the commencement of the Petroleum Amendment Act 2002. exploration permit area means the area constituted by the blocks that are the subject of an exploration permit. family, for Part IVA, see section 104A. family relationship, for Part IVA, see section 104A. field management plan, see section 60(2). future act, see section 233 of the Native Title Act. geographic co-ordinate includes: (a) a meridian of longitude by itself; and Petroleum Act 1984 6 (b) a parallel of latitude by itself. Note If the position on the surface of the Earth of a particular point is identified by a co-ordinate that is determined by reference to a particular datum, the use of a different datum will result in the same point being identified by a different co-ordinate. geophysical survey means a geophysical investigation conducted by any generally recognised method, including a seismic, gravimetric, magnetic, electrical or radioactive method, but does not include any operation conducted wholly or partly within a well. good oilfield practice, in relation to the exploration for, or operations for the recovery of, petroleum, means all those practices and procedures that are generally accepted as good and safe in the carrying on of that exploration or those operations, as the case may be. graticular section means a section referred to in section 8(1). guidelines means guidelines issued under section 117C. hydraulic fracturing means the underground petroleum extraction process involving the injection of fluids at high pressure into a geological formation to induce fractures that conduct petroleum for extraction. infrastructure includes structures, plant and equipment. inspector means a person appointed as an inspector under section 87. interest holder means the holder of a petroleum interest. investor, for Part IVA, see section 104A. land includes: (a) waters and land under waters within the Territory other than waters to which the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 applies; and (b) water on or under land. Land Council has the same meaning as in the Land Rights Act. Land Rights Act means the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 of the Commonwealth. Petroleum Act 1984 7 levy means: (a) for Part VD – see section 117AZE; or (b) for Part VE – see section 117AZK. licence means a retention licence or a production licence. licence area means the area constituted by the blocks that are the subject of a licence. licensee: (a) except for Part III, Division 1, Subdivision 2, means a production licensee or a retention licensee; or (b) for Part III, Division 1, Subdivision 2 – see section 59. material environmental harm, see section 8 of the Environment Protection Act 2019. monitoring and compliance levy, see section 117AZF. native title and native title rights and interests have the meaning given in section 223 of the Native Title Act. Native Title Act means the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth. native title holder has the meaning given in section 224 of the Native Title Act. orphan well, for Part VE, see section 117AZL. orphan well levy, see Part VE, see section 117AZM. owner, in relation to land, means the owner of an estate or interest in the land, but does not include a person whose interest or claimed interest in the land cannot be identified by or as a result of an examination of the Register kept by the Registrar-General under