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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.229Orders to enforce prohibition on preventing access
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### sec.229 Orders to enforce prohibition on preventing access
This section applies if, on application of a person, the District Court is satisfied someone else (the obstructor ) has engaged, is engaging, or proposes to engage, in conduct contrary to section 228 .
The court may make all or any of the following orders—
an order granting an injunction, on terms the court considers appropriate—
restraining the obstructor from engaging in the conduct; or
if the conduct involves failing to do something—requiring the obstructor to do the thing;
an order directing the obstructor to compensate a person for loss or damage suffered by the person because of the conduct;
another order the court considers appropriate.
The court may make any other order, including an injunction, it considers appropriate against another person involved in the conduct.
The grounds on which the court may decide not to make an order under this section include the ground that this part or a relevant storage agreement provides a more appropriate way of dealing with the issue.
(sec.229-ssec.1) This section applies if, on application of a person, the District Court is satisfied someone else (the obstructor ) has engaged, is engaging, or proposes to engage, in conduct contrary to section 228 .
(sec.229-ssec.2) The court may make all or any of the following orders— an order granting an injunction, on terms the court considers appropriate— restraining the obstructor from engaging in the conduct; or if the conduct involves failing to do something—requiring the obstructor to do the thing; an order directing the obstructor to compensate a person for loss or damage suffered by the person because of the conduct; another order the court considers appropriate.
(sec.229-ssec.3) The court may make any other order, including an injunction, it considers appropriate against another person involved in the conduct.
(sec.229-ssec.4) The grounds on which the court may decide not to make an order under this section include the ground that this part or a relevant storage agreement provides a more appropriate way of dealing with the issue.
- (a) an order granting an injunction, on terms the court considers appropriate— (i) restraining the obstructor from engaging in the conduct; or (ii) if the conduct involves failing to do something—requiring the obstructor to do the thing;
- (i) restraining the obstructor from engaging in the conduct; or
- (ii) if the conduct involves failing to do something—requiring the obstructor to do the thing;
- (b) an order directing the obstructor to compensate a person for loss or damage suffered by the person because of the conduct;
- (c) another order the court considers appropriate.
- (i) restraining the obstructor from engaging in the conduct; or
- (ii) if the conduct involves failing to do something—requiring the obstructor to do the thing;