Petroleum Act 1984
Part 3of the Land Title Act 2000.
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Part 3 of the Land Title Act 2000. park or reserve means a park or reserve within the meaning of the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 or land declared under section 9(4) of that Act to be a park or reserve for the purposes of this Act. permit means an exploration permit. permit area means an exploration permit area.
Petroleum Act 1984 8 permittee: (a) except for Part III, Division 1, Subdivision 2, means a person who is registered under Part IV as the holder of an exploration permit; or (b) for Part III, Division 1, Subdivision 2 – see section 59. petroleum means: (a) a naturally occurring hydrocarbon, whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state; (b) a naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbons, whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state; or (c) a naturally occurring mixture of one or more hydrocarbons, whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state, with hydrogen, hydrogen sulphide, nitrogen, helium or carbon dioxide or any combination of them, and includes a hydrocarbon as defined by paragraph (a), (b) or (c) that has been returned to a natural reservoir. petroleum infrastructure decommissioning security, see Part VC, Division 3. petroleum interest means an exploration permit, retention licence, production licence or access authority. petroleum pool means a naturally occurring discrete accumulation of petroleum. petroleum surface infrastructure plan, see section 60(3). pollution, see section 4 of the Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998. premises includes: (a) infrastructure, whether stationary or portable; and (b) a vehicle or other conveyance. prescribed means prescribed by regulation. principles of ecologically sustainable development means the principles set out in sections 18 to 24 of the Environment Protection Act 2019.
Petroleum Act 1984 9 produce, in relation to petroleum, means to recover or release the petroleum from a petroleum pool in the course, or as a result, of any operations. production licence means a production licence granted or renewed under Division 4 of Part II. production licence area means the area constituted by the blocks that are the subject of a production licence. production licensee means a person who is registered under Part IV as the holder of a production licence. Register means the Register kept in pursuance of section 90(2). Register of Native Title Claims means the Register of Native Title Claims established and maintained in accordance with Part 7 of the Native Title Act. registered native title body corporate has the meaning given in section 253 of the Native Title Act. registered native title claimant has the meaning given in section 253 of the Native Title Act or, if the claimant is replaced under section 66B of that Act, means the person who replaced the claimant. registered native title rights and interests means: (a) in relation to a registered native title claimant – the native title rights and interests of the claimant described in the relevant entry on the Register of Native Title Claims; and (b) in relation to a registered native title body corporate – the native title rights and interests of the body corporate described in the relevant entry on the National Native Title Register established and maintained under Part 8 of the Native Title Act. Registrar means the person appointed under section 90(1) as Registrar. related, for Part IVA, see section 104C. related corporations, for Part IVA, see section 104A. repealed Act means the Acts repealed by this Act when this Act was enacted, as in force immediately before that repeal. reporting period, see section 5A.