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Petroleum Act 1984
61FSpecific duty relating to well and surface infrastructure
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61F Specific duty relating to well and surface infrastructure
integrity
(1) A permittee or licensee must take reasonable steps to:
(a) identify and assess any hazard or risk that might compromise
the integrity of a well or surface infrastructure; and
(b) implement and maintain measures to eliminate or, if that is not
reasonably practicable, control, any hazard or risk that might
compromise the integrity of a well or surface infrastructure.
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licensee fails to take reasonable steps to control any hazard or risk
that might compromise the integrity of a well or surface
infrastructure.