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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.283Restrictions on making conversion
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### sec.283 Restrictions on making conversion
The petroleum tenure holder may convert the petroleum well to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore only if—
the holder lodges—
a well completion report for the well; and
a notice in the approved form that the holder intends to convert the petroleum well to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore; and
the holder complies with requirements prescribed under a regulation for converting the petroleum well to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
The approved form must require the holder to state the day on which the petroleum well will be converted to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore.
In this section—
well completion report means a well completion report that a regulation requires a petroleum tenure holder to lodge under section 553 (1) (b) .
s 283 amd 2013 No. 23 s 172 ; 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1
sub 2013 No. 23 s 180
amd 2014 No. 47 s 621
(sec.283-ssec.1) The petroleum tenure holder may convert the petroleum well to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore only if— the holder lodges— a well completion report for the well; and a notice in the approved form that the holder intends to convert the petroleum well to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore; and the holder complies with requirements prescribed under a regulation for converting the petroleum well to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
(sec.283-ssec.2) The approved form must require the holder to state the day on which the petroleum well will be converted to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore.
(sec.283-ssec.3) In this section— well completion report means a well completion report that a regulation requires a petroleum tenure holder to lodge under section 553 (1) (b) .
- (a) the holder lodges— (i) a well completion report for the well; and (ii) a notice in the approved form that the holder intends to convert the petroleum well to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore; and
- (i) a well completion report for the well; and
- (ii) a notice in the approved form that the holder intends to convert the petroleum well to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore; and
- (b) the holder complies with requirements prescribed under a regulation for converting the petroleum well to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore.
- (i) a well completion report for the well; and
- (ii) a notice in the approved form that the holder intends to convert the petroleum well to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore; and