sec.115Restriction on carrying out particular authorised activities

### sec.115 Restriction on carrying out particular authorised activities The petroleum lease holder must not carry out a relevant activity for an adjacent lease or proposed adjacent lease unless— the adjacent lease holder, or the proposed adjacent lease holder, has consented in writing to the carrying out of the activity; or the activity is carried out under— a coordination arrangement mentioned in section 114 ; or a decision of the Land Court under section 116 . However, if the adjacent lease was granted after the petroleum lease was granted and, when the adjacent lease was granted, the petroleum lease holder was carrying out the relevant activity, subsection (1) does not apply to the petroleum lease holder until the later of the following— 6 months after granting of the adjacent lease; if within the 6 months the petroleum lease holder applies to the Land Court under section 116 —when the Land Court decides the application. In this section— relevant activity , for an adjacent lease or proposed adjacent lease, means— the production, under the petroleum lease, of petroleum that comes, or is likely to come, from the part of the reservoir that is in the area of an adjacent lease or the proposed adjacent lease; or another authorised activity under the petroleum lease that physically adversely affects, or may physically adversely affect, the carrying out of authorised activities under an adjacent lease or the proposed adjacent lease. s 115 amd 2004 No. 26 s 97 ; 2007 No. 39 s 41 sch (sec.115-ssec.1) The petroleum lease holder must not carry out a relevant activity for an adjacent lease or proposed adjacent lease unless— the adjacent lease holder, or the proposed adjacent lease holder, has consented in writing to the carrying out of the activity; or the activity is carried out under— a coordination arrangement mentioned in section 114 ; or a decision of the Land Court under section 116 . (sec.115-ssec.2) However, if the adjacent lease was granted after the petroleum lease was granted and, when the adjacent lease was granted, the petroleum lease holder was carrying out the relevant activity, subsection (1) does not apply to the petroleum lease holder until the later of the following— 6 months after granting of the adjacent lease; if within the 6 months the petroleum lease holder applies to the Land Court under section 116 —when the Land Court decides the application. (sec.115-ssec.3) In this section— relevant activity , for an adjacent lease or proposed adjacent lease, means— the production, under the petroleum lease, of petroleum that comes, or is likely to come, from the part of the reservoir that is in the area of an adjacent lease or the proposed adjacent lease; or another authorised activity under the petroleum lease that physically adversely affects, or may physically adversely affect, the carrying out of authorised activities under an adjacent lease or the proposed adjacent lease. - (a) the adjacent lease holder, or the proposed adjacent lease holder, has consented in writing to the carrying out of the activity; or - (b) the activity is carried out under— (i) a coordination arrangement mentioned in section 114 ; or (ii) a decision of the Land Court under section 116 . - (i) a coordination arrangement mentioned in section 114 ; or - (ii) a decision of the Land Court under section 116 . - (i) a coordination arrangement mentioned in section 114 ; or - (ii) a decision of the Land Court under section 116 . - (a) 6 months after granting of the adjacent lease; - (b) if within the 6 months the petroleum lease holder applies to the Land Court under section 116 —when the Land Court decides the application. - (a) the production, under the petroleum lease, of petroleum that comes, or is likely to come, from the part of the reservoir that is in the area of an adjacent lease or the proposed adjacent lease; or - (b) another authorised activity under the petroleum lease that physically adversely affects, or may physically adversely affect, the carrying out of authorised activities under an adjacent lease or the proposed adjacent lease.