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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.28Property in petroleum produced
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### sec.28 Property in petroleum produced
If a person produces petroleum, it becomes the person’s property—
if the petroleum is produced under this Act; or
for coal seam gas—if it is mined under the Mineral Resources Act , section 318CM or 747 .
However, subsection (1) is subject to—
any coordination arrangement or storage agreement to which the person is a party; and
any order of the Land Court under section 116 ; and
chapter 2 , part 6 , division 3 .
Subsection (1) does not cease to apply merely because the petroleum is injected or reinjected into a natural underground reservoir.
s 28 amd 2004 No. 26 ss 74 , 69 (2) sch ; 2007 No. 39 s 41 sch
(sec.28-ssec.1) If a person produces petroleum, it becomes the person’s property— if the petroleum is produced under this Act; or for coal seam gas—if it is mined under the Mineral Resources Act , section 318CM or 747 .
(sec.28-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) is subject to— any coordination arrangement or storage agreement to which the person is a party; and any order of the Land Court under section 116 ; and chapter 2 , part 6 , division 3 .
(sec.28-ssec.3) Subsection (1) does not cease to apply merely because the petroleum is injected or reinjected into a natural underground reservoir.
- (a) if the petroleum is produced under this Act; or
- (b) for coal seam gas—if it is mined under the Mineral Resources Act , section 318CM or 747 .
- (a) any coordination arrangement or storage agreement to which the person is a party; and
- (b) any order of the Land Court under section 116 ; and
- (c) chapter 2 , part 6 , division 3 .