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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
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### sec.553A Giving copy of required notice by publication
This section applies if, under section 553 (4) , a regulation requires a petroleum authority holder to give owners and occupiers of affected land a copy of a notice about authorised activities carried out under the petroleum authority.
The chief executive may approve the petroleum authority holder giving the notice by publishing it in a stated way.
The publication may relate to more than 1 notice.
The chief executive may give the approval only if satisfied—
if the notice is required to be given before an authorised activity is carried out—the publication is reasonably likely to adequately inform the owner or occupier of affected land at least 10 business days before the authorised activity is carried out; or
if the notice is required to be given after an authorised activity is carried out—the publication is reasonably likely to adequately inform the owner or occupier of affected land.
If the chief executive approves the giving of the notice under subsection (2) —
the notice may state where a copy of further information referred to in the publication may be obtained, or inspected, free of charge; and
the holder is not required to comply with section 553 (4) .
In this section—
affected land means land on which an authorised activity is, or has been, carried out.
s 553A ins 2010 No. 52 s 40
(sec.553A-ssec.1) This section applies if, under section 553 (4) , a regulation requires a petroleum authority holder to give owners and occupiers of affected land a copy of a notice about authorised activities carried out under the petroleum authority.
(sec.553A-ssec.2) The chief executive may approve the petroleum authority holder giving the notice by publishing it in a stated way.
(sec.553A-ssec.3) The publication may relate to more than 1 notice.
(sec.553A-ssec.4) The chief executive may give the approval only if satisfied— if the notice is required to be given before an authorised activity is carried out—the publication is reasonably likely to adequately inform the owner or occupier of affected land at least 10 business days before the authorised activity is carried out; or if the notice is required to be given after an authorised activity is carried out—the publication is reasonably likely to adequately inform the owner or occupier of affected land.
(sec.553A-ssec.5) If the chief executive approves the giving of the notice under subsection (2) — the notice may state where a copy of further information referred to in the publication may be obtained, or inspected, free of charge; and the holder is not required to comply with section 553 (4) .
(sec.553A-ssec.6) In this section— affected land means land on which an authorised activity is, or has been, carried out.
- (a) if the notice is required to be given before an authorised activity is carried out—the publication is reasonably likely to adequately inform the owner or occupier of affected land at least 10 business days before the authorised activity is carried out; or
- (b) if the notice is required to be given after an authorised activity is carried out—the publication is reasonably likely to adequately inform the owner or occupier of affected land.
- (a) the notice may state where a copy of further information referred to in the publication may be obtained, or inspected, free of charge; and
- (b) the holder is not required to comply with section 553 (4) .