57Declaration of restricted area

57 Declaration of restricted area (1) A production licensee may, by notice in the Gazette and a newspaper circulating in that part of the Territory in which his production licence area is situated, declare his production licence area or part of that area to be a restricted area. (2) Where a production licensee has, under subsection (1), declared a restricted area, he shall, within 3 months of the date of the notice in the Gazette fence the area. (3) Where a production licensee fails to fence a restricted area within 3 months after the date of the notice in the Gazette, the declaration has no force or effect after the expiration of the 3 month period. (4) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, repeal or vary a declaration under subsection (1). (5) The production licensee has all the powers, in relation to the restricted area, of a person in lawful occupation of that area. Petroleum Act 1984 52