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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.799DAuthorised person to carry out remediation activities
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### sec.799D Authorised person to carry out remediation activities
The chief executive may authorise a person to enter an abandoned site to carry out 1 or more remediation activities.
Also, the chief executive may authorise a person to enter land ( affected land ) to carry out 1 or more remediation activities if the chief executive is satisfied—
the remediation activities may be, or are, required to be carried out on the land because of, directly or indirectly, an abandoned operating plant on an abandoned site; or
the entry is necessary to carry out remediation activities on an abandoned site.
The authorisation must—
be in writing; and
state the period of the authorisation.
s 799D ins 2019 No. 7 s 264
sub 2020 No. 14 s 202
(sec.799D-ssec.1) The chief executive may authorise a person to enter an abandoned site to carry out 1 or more remediation activities.
(sec.799D-ssec.2) Also, the chief executive may authorise a person to enter land ( affected land ) to carry out 1 or more remediation activities if the chief executive is satisfied— the remediation activities may be, or are, required to be carried out on the land because of, directly or indirectly, an abandoned operating plant on an abandoned site; or the entry is necessary to carry out remediation activities on an abandoned site.
(sec.799D-ssec.3) The authorisation must— be in writing; and state the period of the authorisation.
- (a) the remediation activities may be, or are, required to be carried out on the land because of, directly or indirectly, an abandoned operating plant on an abandoned site; or
- (b) the entry is necessary to carry out remediation activities on an abandoned site.
- (a) be in writing; and
- (b) state the period of the authorisation.