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Petroleum Act 1998
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136 Native Title Act rights prevail
If—
(a) the right to negotiate provisions of the Native Title Act have applied; or
(b) an indigenous land use agreement within the meaning of the Native Title Act applies—
in relation to native title land in respect of the approval, or the carrying out, of any petroleum operation, the provisions of this Act that provide for similar processes do not apply except to the extent that the parties otherwise agree in writing.
Part 9—Consent/notice required before operations allowed on land[[1]](#endnote-2)
Division 1—Wilderness Crown land[[2]](#endnote-3)
137 Petroleum operations on wilderness land barred
(1) A person must not carry out any petroleum operation on wilderness Crown land.
(2) No authority or other authorisation granted under this Act can authorise any activity prohibited by subsection (1).
Division 2—Operations requiring prior consent