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Petroleum Act 1984
Subdiv 1Judicial review
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Subdivision 1 Judicial review
57ABA Judicial review of decision or determination .................................. 59
57AB Review by Tribunal ........................................................................ 59
Part III General provisions relating to petroleum
interests
58 General conditions......................................................................... 60
Subdivision 2 Resource management, activity and
infrastructure plans
59 Definitions ...................................................................................... 62
60 Types of plans ............................................................................... 62
61 Application for approval ................................................................. 62
61A Approval ........................................................................................ 63
61B Review of plan ............................................................................... 64
61C Variation of conditions ................................................................... 66
61D Transfer of permit or licence .......................................................... 66
61E Offences relating to plans .............................................................. 66
61F Specific duty relating to well and surface infrastructure
integrity .......................................................................................... 68
61G Specific provision for rate of recovery............................................ 69
61H Annual reports ............................................................................... 70
61J Survey and other reports ............................................................... 71
61K Well completion reports ................................................................. 72
61L Samples......................................................................................... 73
62 Project reports ............................................................................... 75
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62A Release of information by Minister ................................................ 75
63 Payment of first year's annual fee in respect of exploration
permit or licence ............................................................................ 77
64 Discovery to be notified ................................................................. 78
65 Access ........................................................................................... 79
66 Exploration permit held by 2 or more persons ............................... 79
68 Fencing .......................................................................................... 79
69 Unit development........................................................................... 80
69A Ability to waive, suspend or reduce annual fee or levy .................. 81
70 Gazettal of instruments .................................................................. 81
71 Directions by Minister .................................................................... 81
72 Compliance with direction .............................................................. 82
73 Surrender....................................................................................... 82
74 Cancellation ................................................................................... 85
75 Report on ceasing to hold exploration permit or licence area ........ 86
77 Removal of property on surrender, expiry or cancellation ............. 87
78 Sale of property ............................................................................. 89
81 Compensation to owners ............................................................... 89
82 Compensation for right of access .................................................. 90
82A Jurisdiction of Tribunal for disputes ............................................... 91
82B Tribunal not to review decision ...................................................... 91
87 Appointment .................................................................................. 91
88 Identity card ................................................................................... 92
89 Return of identity card ................................................................... 92
89A Functions ....................................................................................... 92
89B General powers of inspectors ........................................................ 93
89C Duty of inspector in relation to seized thing ................................... 96
89D Forfeiture of seized thing ............................................................... 97
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89E Offence to contravene requirement ............................................... 97
89F Obstruction of inspector ................................................................. 97
89G Self-incrimination ........................................................................... 98
89H Entry on Aboriginal land ................................................................ 98
89J Search warrants ............................................................................ 98
89K Announcement before entry and provision of authority ................. 99
89L Directions by inspectors .............................................................. 100
89M Offence to contravene direction ................................................... 101
89N Compliance directions ................................................................. 102
89P Effect of compliance direction on need for further authorisation .. 103
89Q Offence to contravene direction ................................................... 104
89R Stop work notices ........................................................................ 104
89S Offence to contravene stop work notice ...................................... 106
89T Preliminary matters...................................................................... 106
89U Nature of audit ............................................................................. 107
89V Accreditation and regulation of auditors ...................................... 107
89W Audit directions ............................................................................ 107
89X Declarations................................................................................. 108
89Y Self-incriminatory information ...................................................... 109
89Z Offences relating to audits ........................................................... 109
89ZA Retention and production of information ...................................... 110
90 Registrar and Register of instruments ......................................... 110
91 Particulars to be entered in Register ........................................... 111
91A Application of Law of Property Act 2000 ...................................... 112
92 Memorials to be entered of exploration permits etc. cancelled
etc. ............................................................................................... 112
93 Approval of transfers ................................................................... 113
93A Registration of transfers .............................................................. 116
94 Entries in Register on devolution of title ...................................... 117
95 Interests not to be created, &c., except by instruments in
writing .......................................................................................... 117
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96 Approval of instruments relating to interests ................................ 117
97 Minister not concerned with certain matters ................................ 119
98 Power of Minister to require information as to proposed
dealings ....................................................................................... 119
99 Production and inspection of documents ..................................... 119
100 Inspection of Register and documents ........................................ 119
101 Rectification of Register ............................................................... 119
102 Evidentiary provisions .................................................................. 119
103 Applications in relation to Register .............................................. 120
104 Registrar not liable to certain actions........................................... 120
Part IVA Change in control of corporation holding
104A Definitions .................................................................................... 121
104B Meaning of change in control....................................................... 122
104C Meaning of related ....................................................................... 122
104D Acquisition of interest in shares ................................................... 122
104E Approval of change in control ...................................................... 123
104F Offence to fail to apply for approval ............................................. 124
105 Permit and licences required to explore and recover petroleum .. 125
106 Interference with activities or work............................................... 126
107 Misleading information ................................................................. 127
108 False representations .................................................................. 128
109 Operations near residence or other area ..................................... 129
110 Operations near cemetery ........................................................... 130
111 Construction near habitable building ........................................... 130
112 Construction of well or well pad near designated bore ................ 131
113 Continuing offences ..................................................................... 132
114 Conduct of employee or agent..................................................... 132
115 Criminal liability of executive officer of body corporate ................ 134
116 Commencement of criminal proceedings .................................... 135
117AAA Application ................................................................................... 135
117AAB Environmental offences ............................................................... 135
117AAC Additional defences for environmental offences .......................... 137
117AAD Alternative verdict ........................................................................ 138
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117AAE Adverse publicity orders .............................................................. 139
117AAF Order to remedy breach .............................................................. 140
117AAG Recovery of costs ........................................................................ 140
Part VA Civil enforcement, penalties and other
proceedings
117AA Who may bring proceedings ........................................................ 140
117AB Prohibitory injunctions ................................................................. 141
117ABA Mandatory injunctions .................................................................. 142
117ABB Interim injunctions........................................................................ 142
117ABC Certain considerations for granting injunctions not relevant ........ 142
117ABD Discharge of injunctions .............................................................. 143
117ABE Other orders ................................................................................ 143
117ABF Supreme Court may vary or revoke order ................................... 143
117ABG Time for commencing proceedings under this Division ............... 144
117ABH Security and undertakings ........................................................... 144
117ABJ Orders as to damages on application of respondent ................... 145
117ABK Orders as to costs ....................................................................... 145
117ABL Powers conferred are in addition to other powers of Supreme
Court ............................................................................................ 145
117ABM Enforceable undertaking .............................................................. 145
117ABN Enforcement orders ..................................................................... 146
117ABP Power of CEO to take action ....................................................... 147
117ABQ Variation or withdrawal of enforceable undertaking by interest
holder .......................................................................................... 148
117ABR No criminal proceedings while enforceable undertaking in
force ............................................................................................ 148
117ABS No further proceedings if enforceable undertaking complied
with .............................................................................................. 149
117ABT Application for civil orders ............................................................ 149
117ABU Time for making application ......................................................... 149
117ABV CEO to have regard to certain matters ........................................ 149
117ABW Notice of proposed application to Local Court ............................. 149
117ABX Civil orders................................................................................... 150
117ABY Local Court to have regard to certain matters.............................. 150
117ABZ Civil orders under section 117ABX(1)(b) ..................................... 151
117ABZA Power to take remedial measures ............................................... 151
117ABZB Civil jurisdiction ............................................................................ 152
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117ABZC Contravention of 2 or more provisions ......................................... 152
117ABZD Stay of proceeding....................................................................... 152
117ABZE Inadmissibility of evidence in criminal proceedings ..................... 153
117ABZF Orders as to costs ....................................................................... 153
117ABZG Recovery of amounts ordered to be paid to Territory .................. 153
117ABZH Civil proceedings not to affect compliance directions .................. 153
117AD Object of Part............................................................................... 154
117AE Definitions .................................................................................... 154
117AF Australian Geodetic Datum .......................................................... 154
117AG Current datum and previous datum ............................................. 155
117AH Use of current datum ................................................................... 155
117AI Use of previous datum ................................................................. 155
117AJ Variation of petroleum interests etc. ............................................ 156
117AK Variation of applications for petroleum interests .......................... 157
117AL No change to actual position of point, line or area ....................... 157
117AM Transitional Regulations .............................................................. 157
117AN Types of security ......................................................................... 157
117AP Requirement for security ............................................................. 157
117AQ General provisions....................................................................... 158
117AR Assessment ................................................................................. 159
117AS Review ......................................................................................... 159
117AT Release and extension ................................................................ 160
117AU Claim on security ......................................................................... 160