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Petroleum Act 1984
54Conditions of production licence
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54 Conditions of production licence
(1) Subject to this Part, a production licence may be granted subject to
such conditions as the Minister thinks fit and specifies in the licence
document.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), but subject to
section 55, each production licence is subject to the condition that
the production licensee:
(a) shall use the licence area continuously and exclusively for the
purposes for which it is granted;
(b) shall not produce petroleum obtained from the licence area
until the Minister authorises the commencement of production
operations;