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.