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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.580Power of authorised person to ensure compliance
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### sec.580 Power of authorised person to ensure compliance
This section applies if the holder, or former holder, of a petroleum authority has not complied with section 292 , 559 or 560 in relation to land (the primary land ).
A person authorised (the authorised person ) by the chief executive may, by complying with section 581 , exercise the following powers ( remedial powers )—
enter the primary land and do all things necessary to ensure the requirement is complied with;
enter any other land ( secondary land ) necessary or desirable to cross for access to the primary land.
However, remedial powers do not include power to enter a structure, or a part of a structure, used for residential purposes without the consent of the occupier of the structure or part of the structure.
The authorisation—
must be written; and
may be given on conditions the Minister considers appropriate.
s 580 amd 2008 No. 33 s 125 sch 1
(sec.580-ssec.1) This section applies if the holder, or former holder, of a petroleum authority has not complied with section 292 , 559 or 560 in relation to land (the primary land ).
(sec.580-ssec.2) A person authorised (the authorised person ) by the chief executive may, by complying with section 581 , exercise the following powers ( remedial powers )— enter the primary land and do all things necessary to ensure the requirement is complied with; enter any other land ( secondary land ) necessary or desirable to cross for access to the primary land.
(sec.580-ssec.3) However, remedial powers do not include power to enter a structure, or a part of a structure, used for residential purposes without the consent of the occupier of the structure or part of the structure.
(sec.580-ssec.4) The authorisation— must be written; and may be given on conditions the Minister considers appropriate.
- (a) enter the primary land and do all things necessary to ensure the requirement is complied with;
- (b) enter any other land ( secondary land ) necessary or desirable to cross for access to the primary land.
- (a) must be written; and
- (b) may be given on conditions the Minister considers appropriate.