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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.294CEntering land to carry out remediation activities
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### sec.294C Entering land to carry out remediation activities
This section applies to the following land—
land ( primary land ) on which a legacy borehole exists;
land ( adjacent land ) that is adjacent to primary land if an authorised person has no other reasonably practicable way of entering the primary land without entering the adjacent land.
An authorised person may enter land to carry out a remediation activity—
if the remediation activity relates to a bore or well mentioned in section 294B (1) (a) or (c) —at any time; or
otherwise—within a period of 10 business days starting on the earlier of the following days—
the day the owner of the land is given notice of the entry under section 294D ;
the day the occupier of the land is given notice of the entry under section 294D .
However, subsection (2) does not authorise the entry of a structure, or a part of a structure, used for residential purposes without the consent of the occupier of the structure or part.
s 294C ins 2014 No. 47 s 586
(sec.294C-ssec.1) This section applies to the following land— land ( primary land ) on which a legacy borehole exists; land ( adjacent land ) that is adjacent to primary land if an authorised person has no other reasonably practicable way of entering the primary land without entering the adjacent land.
(sec.294C-ssec.2) An authorised person may enter land to carry out a remediation activity— if the remediation activity relates to a bore or well mentioned in section 294B (1) (a) or (c) —at any time; or otherwise—within a period of 10 business days starting on the earlier of the following days— the day the owner of the land is given notice of the entry under section 294D ; the day the occupier of the land is given notice of the entry under section 294D .
(sec.294C-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not authorise the entry of a structure, or a part of a structure, used for residential purposes without the consent of the occupier of the structure or part.
- (a) land ( primary land ) on which a legacy borehole exists;
- (b) land ( adjacent land ) that is adjacent to primary land if an authorised person has no other reasonably practicable way of entering the primary land without entering the adjacent land.
- (a) if the remediation activity relates to a bore or well mentioned in section 294B (1) (a) or (c) —at any time; or
- (b) otherwise—within a period of 10 business days starting on the earlier of the following days— (i) the day the owner of the land is given notice of the entry under section 294D ; (ii) the day the occupier of the land is given notice of the entry under section 294D .
- (i) the day the owner of the land is given notice of the entry under section 294D ;
- (ii) the day the occupier of the land is given notice of the entry under section 294D .
- (i) the day the owner of the land is given notice of the entry under section 294D ;
- (ii) the day the occupier of the land is given notice of the entry under section 294D .